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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey for Wales, 2020-2021

Variable Details

VariableEconStatPrev
LabelEconomic status - Before any change due to coronavirus outbreak
Responses
1 Full-time student (including on holiday) 48
2 In any paid employment or self-employment (or away temporari 2452
3 On a government sponsored training scheme 11
4 Doing unpaid work for a business that you or a relative owns 7
5 Waiting to take up paid work already obtained 6
6 Unemployed and looking for work 20
7 Intending to look for work but prevented by temporary sickne 0
8 Unable to work because of long-term sickness or disability 6
9 Retired 8
10 Looking after home or family 23
11 Doing something else 35
-99 Refused 0
-98 Interview terminated early 13
-88 Not selected in sub-sample 0
-9 Don't know (SPONTANEOUS ONLY) 12
-8 Question not asked due to routing 13154
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey for Wales, 2020-2021
UniverseIndividuals aged 16 or over living in private households in Wales, 2020-21.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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