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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey for Wales, 2019-2020

Variable Details

VariableEconStat
LabelEconomic status (last 7 days)
Responses
1 Full-time student (including on holiday) 409
2 In any paid employment or self-employment (or away temporari 5863
3 On a government sponsored training scheme 4
4 Doing unpaid work for a business that you or a relative owns 19
5 Waiting to take up paid work already obtained 20
6 Unemployed and looking for work 255
7 Intending to look for work but prevented by temporary sickne 16
8 Unable to work because of long-term sickness or disability 688
9 Retired 4529
10 Looking after home or family 524
11 Doing something else 48
-99 Refused 1
-88 Not selected in sub-sample 0
-9 Don't know (SPONTANEOUS ONLY) 17
-8 Question not asked due to routing 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey for Wales, 2019-2020
UniverseIndividuals aged 16 or over living in private households in Wales, 2019-20.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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