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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Active Lives Survey, 2016-2017

Variable Details

VariableWorkStat7
LabelWorking status - 7 bands
Responses
1 Working full or part time 105277
2 Unemployed 5175
3 Not working - retired 57112
4 Not working - looking after house/children 6715
5 Not working - long term sick or disabled 4715
6 Student full or part time 7532
7 Other working status 5120
-99 Missing, should have been answered 5896
-98 Not applicable: Survey routing 1665
-97 Incorrectly multicoded 679
-96 Out of range 0
-95 Cannot give an estimate / Don't know 0
-94 Prefer not to say 0
-93 Not applicable: Postal response 0
-92 Not applicable: Phase 1 case 0
-91 Not applicable: Phase 2 case 0
-90 Not applicable: Not asked to this group 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationActive Lives Survey, 2016-2017
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