Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2013-2014

Variable Details

VariableEMPST
LabelCurrent employment status
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 worked last week 1838
2 away from work last week 80
3 waiting to take up job 7
4 looking for work 129
5 not looking - sick 55
6 economically inactive 1635
7 government training scheme 9
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2013-2014
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