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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableREconAct
LabelRespondent s economic activity in last week< Priority coded>
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including 72
2 On government training/employment programme 5
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in 1512
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 13
5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 59
6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job ( 35
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but 34
8 Permanently sick or disabled 122
9 Wholly retired from work 888
10 Looking after the home 178
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 23
98 Don't Know 0
99 Refusal 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2016
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.
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