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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2017

Variable Details

Variableseconacte
LabelDV respondent economic activity priority coded
Responses
1 In full time education/on gov`t training or employment progr 26
2 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hrs 1348
3 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 10
4 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 15
5 Unemployed and not registered, but actively looking 14
6 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) 17
7 Permanently sick or disabled 55
8 Wholly retired from work 566
9 Looking after the home 138
10 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 19
98 Don`t know 1
99 Refusal 0
-1 Item not applicable 1779
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2017
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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