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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2022

Variable Details

VariableReconAct
LabelDV: respondent economic activity (priority coded)
Responses
1 In full-time education 236
2 On government training 31
3 In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in 3762
4 On Maternity or Paternity leave 90
5 Waiting to take up paid work 59
6 Unemployed 214
7 Permanently sick or disabled 227
8 Wholly retired from work 1704
9 Looking after the home 231
10 Voluntary work 23
11 Carer 27
12 Doing something else 80
13 None of these 0
98 Don't know 1
99 Refused 14
-1 Not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2022
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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