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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableB9AACTIV
LabelNext economic activity
Responses
1 Full-time paid employee (30+ hrs/wk) 3226
2 Part-time paid employee (lt 30 hrs/wk) 1261
3 Full-time self-employed 571
4 Part-time self-employed 238
5 Unemployed and seeking work 658
6 Full-time education 96
7 On a gov scheme for employment training 11
8 Temporarily sick/disabled 116
9 Permanently sick/disabled 104
10 Looking after home/family 462
11 Wholly retired 3
12 Voluntary work 24
13 Maternity leave 15
14 Travelling 24
15 Career break/taking some time off work 28
16 Other 56
-9 Refused 4
-8 Don't know 2
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Forty-Two-Year Follow-Up, 2012
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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