Main survey variable: ff_jbstat respondent employment status at previous interview

respondent employment status at previous interview

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Labour Force Status

Variable note:

This variable is the value of jbstat carried forward from the past waves and it is used for routing specific questions.

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9136	25.76%
refusal	-2	67	0.19%
don't know	-1	16	0.05%
Self employed	1	1854	5.23%
In paid employment	2	12599	35.52%
Unemployed	3	1087	3.06%
Retired	4	7181	20.24%
On maternity leave	5	143	0.4%
Looking after family or home	6	774	2.18%
Full-time student	7	1222	3.45%
Long term sick or disabled	8	834	2.35%
On a government training scheme	9	9	0.03%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	10	0.03%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	76	0.21%
Furloughed/Job Support Scheme	12	192	0.54%
Temporarily laid off/short time working	13	48	0.14%
On shared parental leave	14	3	0.01%
Doing something else	97	220	0.62%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1170	4.18%
refusal	-2	44	0.16%
don't know	-1	10	0.04%
Self employed	1	1955	6.98%
In paid employment	2	12651	45.19%
Unemployed	3	1173	4.19%
Retired	4	7148	25.53%
On maternity leave	5	170	0.61%
Looking after family or home	6	915	3.27%
Full-time student	7	1277	4.56%
Long term sick or disabled	8	874	3.12%
On a government training scheme	9	5	0.02%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	14	0.05%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	69	0.25%
Furloughed/Job Support Scheme	12	272	0.97%
Temporarily laid off/short time working	13	45	0.16%
Doing something else	97	206	0.74%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	858	2.93%
refusal	-2	39	0.13%
don't know	-1	9	0.03%
Self employed	1	2161	7.38%
In paid employment	2	13553	46.3%
Unemployed	3	1117	3.82%
Retired	4	7444	25.43%
On maternity leave	5	171	0.58%
Looking after family or home	6	1061	3.62%
Full-time student	7	1557	5.32%
Long term sick or disabled	8	880	3.01%
On a government training scheme	9	11	0.04%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	16	0.05%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	69	0.24%
Furloughed/Job Support Scheme	12	109	0.37%
Temporarily laid off/short time working	13	21	0.07%
Doing something else	97	195	0.67%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1137	3.55%
refusal	-2	23	0.07%
don't know	-1	5	0.02%
Self employed	1	2453	7.66%
In paid employment	2	14741	46.05%
Unemployed	3	1108	3.46%
Retired	4	7920	24.74%
On maternity leave	5	197	0.62%
Looking after family or home	6	1246	3.89%
Full-time student	7	1809	5.65%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1027	3.21%
On a government training scheme	9	10	0.03%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	22	0.07%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	88	0.27%
Doing something else	97	222	0.69%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1397	4.07%
refusal	-2	24	0.07%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Self employed	1	2611	7.61%
In paid employment	2	15687	45.71%
Unemployed	3	1281	3.73%
Retired	4	8372	24.39%
On maternity leave	5	176	0.51%
Looking after family or home	6	1447	4.22%
Full-time student	7	1936	5.64%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1094	3.19%
On a government training scheme	9	12	0.03%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	20	0.06%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	62	0.18%
Doing something else	97	199	0.58%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1826	5.06%
refusal	-2	18	0.05%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
Self employed	1	2713	7.52%
In paid employment	2	16296	45.19%
Unemployed	3	1318	3.66%
Retired	4	8560	23.74%
On maternity leave	5	156	0.43%
Looking after family or home	6	1677	4.65%
Full-time student	7	2071	5.74%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1150	3.19%
On a government training scheme	9	11	0.03%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	25	0.07%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	48	0.13%
Doing something else	97	185	0.51%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2426	6.17%
refusal	-2	13	0.03%
don't know	-1	6	0.02%
Self employed	1	2931	7.46%
In paid employment	2	17508	44.56%
Unemployed	3	1560	3.97%
Retired	4	8917	22.69%
On maternity leave	5	174	0.44%
Looking after family or home	6	1978	5.03%
Full-time student	7	2365	6.02%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1158	2.95%
On a government training scheme	9	22	0.06%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	23	0.06%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	60	0.15%
Doing something else	97	153	0.39%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3129	7.42%
inapplicable	-8	167	0.4%
refusal	-2	13	0.03%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
Self employed	1	3118	7.39%
In paid employment	2	18368	43.56%
Unemployed	3	1825	4.33%
Retired	4	9064	21.49%
On maternity leave	5	227	0.54%
Looking after family or home	6	2134	5.06%
Full-time student	7	2601	6.17%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1229	2.91%
On a government training scheme	9	16	0.04%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	26	0.06%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	56	0.13%
Doing something else	97	190	0.45%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	4615	10.21%
missing	-9	3013	6.67%
inapplicable	-8	108	0.24%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
Self employed	1	2852	6.31%
In paid employment	2	17667	39.09%
Unemployed	3	1711	3.79%
Retired	4	9053	20.03%
On maternity leave	5	213	0.47%
Looking after family or home	6	2037	4.51%
Full-time student	7	2370	5.24%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1285	2.84%
On a government training scheme	9	35	0.08%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	24	0.05%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	31	0.07%
Doing something else	97	174	0.39%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1775	3.96%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
Self employed	1	2844	6.34%
In paid employment	2	18412	41.06%
Unemployed	3	1908	4.26%
Retired	4	9412	20.99%
On maternity leave	5	221	0.49%
Looking after family or home	6	2288	5.1%
Full-time student	7	2473	5.52%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1378	3.07%
On a government training scheme	9	33	0.07%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	25	0.06%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	31	0.07%
Doing something else	97	175	0.39%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
don't know	-1	2204	4.68%
Self employed	1	2953	6.27%
In paid employment	2	19285	40.97%
Unemployed	3	2060	4.38%
Retired	4	9556	20.3%
On maternity leave	5	226	0.48%
Looking after family or home	6	2531	5.38%
Full-time student	7	2523	5.36%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1507	3.2%
On a government training scheme	9	55	0.12%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	27	0.06%
Working in an apprenticeship	11	24	0.05%
Doing something else	97	188	0.4%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	2641	5.31%
Self employed	1	3100	6.24%
In paid employment	2	20270	40.79%
Unemployed	3	2269	4.57%
Retired	4	9916	19.95%
On maternity leave	5	306	0.62%
Looking after family or home	6	2779	5.59%
Full-time student	7	2661	5.35%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1632	3.28%
On a government training scheme	9	42	0.08%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	33	0.07%
Doing something else	97	213	0.43%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4836	8.86%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
Self employed	1	3208	5.88%
In paid employment	2	21592	39.57%
Unemployed	3	2421	4.44%
Retired	4	10207	18.71%
On maternity leave	5	334	0.61%
Looking after family or home	6	3240	5.94%
Full-time student	7	2667	4.89%
Long term sick or disabled	8	1819	3.33%
On a government training scheme	9	67	0.12%
Unpaid worker in a family business	10	29	0.05%
Doing something else	97	268	0.49%
	Total	54568	100.0%

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Wave 14 (n_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 13 (m_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 12 (l_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 11 (k_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 10 (j_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 9 (i_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 8 (h_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 7 (g_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 6 (f_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 5 (e_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 4 (d_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 3 (c_ff_jbstat indresp)

Wave 2 (b_ff_jbstat indresp)

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