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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variabley17
LabelWorking status
Question text Which of these categories best describes what YOU mainly personally do at the moment?
Responses
-999 Not stated 0
1 Working full time - employee (30+ hours) 1049
2 Working full time - self-employed (30+ hours) 169
3 Working part time - employee (8-29 hours) 313
4 Working part time - self-employed (8-29 hours) 87
5 Unemployed and actively seeking work 84
6 On a government sponsored training scheme 2
7 A full time student or pupil 72
8 Looking after the family or home 166
9 Not working because temporarily sick or injured 25
10 Not working because long-term sick or disabled 124
11 Retired from paid work 882
12 None of these 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD 31 CODE MAIN ACTIVITY ONLY
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters);National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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