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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableREconAct
LabelRespondent's main economic activity last week DV
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including 31
2 On government training/employment programme 5
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in 657
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 3
5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 38
6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job ( 19
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but 12
8 Permanently sick or disabled 67
9 Wholly retired from work 385
10 Looking after the home 55
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 15
98 Don't know 0
99 Refusal 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2015
Interviewer Instructions6 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
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Persons aged 18 years and over resident in Scotland, including north of the Great Glen.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually.
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