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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Health Survey for England, 2015

Variable Details

VariableActivb2
Label(D) Activity status for last week - recoded
Responses
1 Going to school or college full-time (incl on vacation) 345
2 In paid employment or self-employed (or temporarily away) 4304
3 Doing unpaid work for a business that you own, or that a rel 13
4 Waiting to take up paid work already obtained 12
5 Looking for paid work or a Government training scheme 145
6 Intending to look for work but prevented by temporary sickne 38
7 Permanently unable to work because of long-term sickness or 309
8 Retired from paid work 2233
9 Looking after home or family 569
95 Doing something else (specify) 55
-9 No answer/refused 10
-8 Don't know 1
-1 Not applicable 5714
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationHealth Survey for England, 2015
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults (aged 16 and over) and children (aged 0-15 years) in the general population, living in private households in England during 2015.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The survey is conducted annually.
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