Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2011-2012

Variable Details

VariableSTATAPP
LabelStatus before applying for job
Question text When you applied for the job were you... In employment, Unemployed, Not working, because of illness or disability, Not working, you were looking after the family or home, Not working, you were at School, Not working, you were at University/College, Not working – other?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 In employment 171
2 Unemployed 136
3 Not working, because of illness or disability 5
4 Not working, you were looking after the 5
5 Not working, you were at School 7
6 Not working, you were at University/College 9
7 Not working – Other 3
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 3354
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2011-2012
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Private households in Northern Ireland.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services Agency’s (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually