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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2017

Variable Details

VariableSEconAct
LabelEconomic activity in last week< Priority coded>
Responses
1 In full-time education (not paid for by employer, including 9
2 On government training/employment programme 2
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in 386
4 Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 1
5 Unemployed and registered at a JobCentre or JobCentre Plus 6
6 Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job 6
7 Unemployed, wanting a job (of at least 10 hrs per week) but 0
8 Permanently sick or disabled 17
9 Wholly retired from work 182
10 Looking after the home 32
11 (Doing something else) (WRITE IN) 11
98 Don't know 0
99 Refusal 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Not applicable 581
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2017
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected annually.
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