Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableREconAct
LabelRespondent's economic activity in last week (Priority coded)
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, includ 117
2 On government training/employment programme 6
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hou 2240
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 15
5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Pl 107
6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for 53
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) 32
8 Permanently sick or disabled 183
9 Wholly retired from work 1242
10 Looking after the home 300
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 30
98 Don’t know 0
99 Refusal 3
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsEconomic activity in last week< Priority coded> 1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including on vacation) 2 On government training/employment programme 3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in week 4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job (of at least 10 hrs a week) 7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but not actively looking for a job 8 Permanently sick or disabled 9 Wholly retired from work 10 Looking after the home 11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN)
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The BSA survey is conducted annually.