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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Forty-Two-Year Follow-Up, 2012

Variable Details

VariableB9ABACT
LabelEconomic activity of older child
Question text Which of these best describes what [^child’s name42] is currently doing?
Responses
-3 0
1 F/t paid employee (30 or more hrs/wk) 1795
2 P/t paid employee (< 30 hrs/wk) 470
3 Full-time self-employed 81
4 Part-time self-employed 32
5 Unemployed and seeking work 510
6 Full-time education 2160
7 Part-time education 103
8 On gov scheme for employment training 62
9 Temporarily sick/disabled 41
10 Permanently sick/disabled 51
11 Looking after home/family 277
12 Other (SPECIFY) 72
-9 Refused 14
-8 Don't know 185
-1 Not applicable 1132
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Forty-Two-Year Follow-Up, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD B2 CODE ONE MAIN ACTIVITY ONLY. TEMPORARILY SICK/DISABLED (<6MTHS), PERMANENTLY SICK/DISABLED (6+MTHS)
UniverseAll children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in 1970;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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