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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableREconAct20
LabelDV respondent economic activity priority coded
Responses
1 In full-time education 217
2 On government training 32
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in 3366
4 In paid work but Furloughed 36
5 On Maternity or Paternity leave 77
6 Waiting to take up paid work 56
7 Unemployed 228
8 Permanently sick or disabled 192
9 Wholly retired from work 1696
10 Looking after the home 202
11 Voluntary work 16
12 Carer 24
13 Doing something else 87
14 None of these 0
98 Don't know 1
99 Prefer not to answer 20
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2021
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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