Wanting a job: 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 | 4 | 0.03% |
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.05% |
| Work is the normal thing to do | 1 | 823 | 5.21% |
| To pay for essentials | 2 | 7291 | 46.17% |
| To earn money to buy extras | 3 | 1220 | 7.73% |
| To earn money of my own | 4 | 1798 | 11.39% |
| For the company of other people | 5 | 495 | 3.13% |
| Enjoy working | 6 | 1883 | 11.92% |
| To follow my career | 7 | 1035 | 6.55% |
| Other reason | 8 | 219 | 1.39% |
| Total | 15791 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 5 | 0.03% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4916 | 31.47% |
| proxy | -7 | 435 | 2.78% |
| don't know | -1 | 23 | 0.15% |
| Working is normal | 1 | 387 | 2.48% |
| Essential foods etc | 2 | 5246 | 33.58% |
| Money for extras | 3 | 988 | 6.32% |
| Earn money for self | 4 | 1255 | 8.03% |
| Peoples company | 5 | 236 | 1.51% |
| Enjoy working | 6 | 1293 | 8.28% |
| Follow my career | 7 | 713 | 4.56% |
| Other reason | 8 | 126 | 0.81% |
| Total | 15623 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 41 | 0.4% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2559 | 24.93% |
| proxy | -7 | 352 | 3.43% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.03% |
| Working is normal | 1 | 306 | 2.98% |
| Essential foods etc | 2 | 3520 | 34.29% |
| Money for extras | 3 | 697 | 6.79% |
| Earn money for self | 4 | 896 | 8.73% |
| Peoples company | 5 | 225 | 2.19% |
| Enjoy working | 6 | 926 | 9.02% |
| Follow my career | 7 | 561 | 5.47% |
| Other reason | 8 | 178 | 1.73% |
| Total | 10264 | 100.0% |
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