Wanting a job: 2nd most important
Datafile
Index terms
- Employment: Attitude to Work and Incentives
- Employment: Expectations
- Opinions and Attitudes
- Values, Opinions and Attitudes
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.01% |
| proxy | -7 | 1014 | 6.42% |
| refusal | -2 | 5 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.05% |
| Work is the normal thing to do | 1 | 952 | 6.03% |
| To pay for essentials | 2 | 2243 | 14.2% |
| To earn money to buy extras | 3 | 2704 | 17.12% |
| To earn money of my own | 4 | 2504 | 15.86% |
| For the company of other people | 5 | 1657 | 10.49% |
| Enjoy working | 6 | 2645 | 16.75% |
| To follow my career | 7 | 1852 | 11.73% |
| Other reason | 8 | 206 | 1.3% |
| Total | 15791 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 28 | 0.18% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4916 | 31.47% |
| proxy | -7 | 435 | 2.78% |
| don't know | -1 | 31 | 0.2% |
| Working is normal | 1 | 626 | 4.01% |
| Essential foods etc | 2 | 1568 | 10.04% |
| Money for extras | 3 | 2566 | 16.42% |
| Earn money for self | 4 | 1593 | 10.2% |
| Peoples company | 5 | 856 | 5.48% |
| Enjoy working | 6 | 1875 | 12.0% |
| Follow my career | 7 | 1003 | 6.42% |
| Other reason | 8 | 126 | 0.81% |
| Total | 15623 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 81 | 0.79% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2559 | 24.93% |
| proxy | -7 | 352 | 3.43% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Working is normal | 1 | 477 | 4.65% |
| Essential foods etc | 2 | 1078 | 10.5% |
| Money for extras | 3 | 1640 | 15.98% |
| Earn money for self | 4 | 1097 | 10.69% |
| Peoples company | 5 | 719 | 7.01% |
| Enjoy working | 6 | 1410 | 13.74% |
| Follow my career | 7 | 707 | 6.89% |
| Other reason | 8 | 141 | 1.37% |
| Total | 10264 | 100.0% |
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