Main survey variable: jbstat Current labour force status

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
refusal	-2	107	0.33%
don't know	-1	27	0.08%
Self employed	1	2174	6.62%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	15720	47.86%
Unemployed	3	1359	4.14%
Retired	4	9341	28.44%
On maternity leave	5	190	0.58%
Family care or home	6	774	2.36%
Full-time student	7	1551	4.72%
LT sick or disabled	8	1172	3.57%
Govt training scheme	9	5	0.02%
Unpaid, family business	10	11	0.03%
On apprenticeship	11	100	0.3%
On furlough	12	9	0.03%
Temporarily laid off/short term working	13	45	0.14%
on shared parental leave	14	2	0.01%
on adoption leave	15	2	0.01%
Doing something else	97	259	0.79%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	104	0.29%
don't know	-1	26	0.07%
Self employed	1	2391	6.74%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	17163	48.39%
Unemployed	3	1489	4.2%
Retired	4	9732	27.44%
On maternity leave	5	228	0.64%
Family care or home	6	944	2.66%
Full-time student	7	1636	4.61%
LT sick or disabled	8	1263	3.56%
Govt training scheme	9	8	0.02%
Unpaid, family business	10	14	0.04%
On apprenticeship	11	100	0.28%
On furlough	12	11	0.03%
Temporarily laid off/short term working	13	58	0.16%
on shared parental leave	14	3	0.01%
on adoption leave	15	3	0.01%
Doing something else	97	298	0.84%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	76	0.27%
don't know	-1	20	0.07%
Self employed	1	1951	6.97%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	13383	47.8%
Unemployed	3	1168	4.17%
Retired	4	7591	27.11%
On maternity leave	5	154	0.55%
Family care or home	6	793	2.83%
Full-time student	7	1367	4.88%
LT sick or disabled	8	886	3.16%
Govt training scheme	9	13	0.05%
Unpaid, family business	10	14	0.05%
On apprenticeship	11	83	0.3%
On furlough	12	196	0.7%
Temporarily laid off/short term working	13	48	0.17%
on shared parental leave	14	4	0.01%
Doing something else	97	251	0.9%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	55	0.19%
don't know	-1	12	0.04%
Self employed	1	2161	7.38%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	13593	46.44%
Unemployed	3	1352	4.62%
Retired	4	7856	26.84%
On maternity leave	5	197	0.67%
Family care or home	6	932	3.18%
Full-time student	7	1483	5.07%
LT sick or disabled	8	944	3.23%
Govt training scheme	9	5	0.02%
Unpaid, family business	10	17	0.06%
On apprenticeship	11	73	0.25%
On furlough	12	319	1.09%
Temporarily laid off/short term working	13	51	0.17%
Doing something else	97	221	0.76%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	51	0.16%
don't know	-1	18	0.06%
Self employed	1	2431	7.59%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	15000	46.86%
Unemployed	3	1304	4.07%
Retired	4	8405	26.26%
On maternity leave	5	178	0.56%
Family care or home	6	1241	3.88%
Full-time student	7	1771	5.53%
LT sick or disabled	8	1093	3.41%
Govt training scheme	9	16	0.05%
Unpaid, family business	10	22	0.07%
On apprenticeship	11	80	0.25%
On furlough	12	156	0.49%
Temporarily laid off/short term working	13	25	0.08%
Doing something else	97	217	0.68%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
refusal	-2	34	0.1%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
Self employed	1	2729	7.95%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	16129	47.0%
Unemployed	3	1303	3.8%
Retired	4	8853	25.8%
On maternity leave	5	205	0.6%
Family care or home	6	1416	4.13%
Full-time student	7	2023	5.89%
LT sick or disabled	8	1229	3.58%
Govt training scheme	9	10	0.03%
Unpaid, family business	10	28	0.08%
On apprenticeship	11	100	0.29%
Doing something else	97	251	0.73%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.02%
refusal	-2	29	0.08%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
Self employed	1	2877	7.98%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	17060	47.31%
Unemployed	3	1419	3.94%
Retired	4	9125	25.31%
On maternity leave	5	186	0.52%
Family care or home	6	1554	4.31%
Full-time student	7	2223	6.17%
LT sick or disabled	8	1234	3.42%
Govt training scheme	9	11	0.03%
Unpaid, family business	10	20	0.06%
On apprenticeship	11	74	0.21%
Doing something else	97	237	0.66%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	21	0.05%
refusal	-2	23	0.06%
don't know	-1	7	0.02%
Self employed	1	3205	8.16%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	18566	47.25%
Unemployed	3	1566	3.99%
Retired	4	9642	24.54%
On maternity leave	5	174	0.44%
Family care or home	6	1915	4.87%
Full-time student	7	2514	6.4%
LT sick or disabled	8	1356	3.45%
Govt training scheme	9	8	0.02%
Unpaid, family business	10	27	0.07%
On apprenticeship	11	64	0.16%
Doing something else	97	206	0.52%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.0%
inapplicable	-8	1	0.0%
refusal	-2	26	0.06%
don't know	-1	8	0.02%
Self employed	1	3399	8.06%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	19989	47.4%
Unemployed	3	1825	4.33%
Retired	4	9941	23.57%
On maternity leave	5	194	0.46%
Family care or home	6	2192	5.2%
Full-time student	7	2899	6.87%
LT sick or disabled	8	1400	3.32%
Govt training scheme	9	21	0.05%
Unpaid, family business	10	25	0.06%
On apprenticeship	11	66	0.16%
Doing something else	97	183	0.43%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.0%
refusal	-2	40	0.09%
don't know	-1	12	0.03%
self employed	1	3721	8.23%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	21203	46.92%
unemployed	3	2239	4.95%
retired	4	10333	22.86%
on maternity leave	5	234	0.52%
Family care or home	6	2422	5.36%
full-time student	7	3175	7.03%
LT sick or disabled	8	1440	3.19%
Govt training scheme	9	26	0.06%
Unpaid, family business	10	27	0.06%
On apprenticeship	11	71	0.16%
doing something else	97	247	0.55%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
self employed	1	3444	7.68%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	21191	47.26%
unemployed	3	2074	4.63%
retired	4	10446	23.3%
on maternity leave	5	236	0.53%
Family care or home	6	2355	5.25%
full-time student	7	3167	7.06%
LT sick or disabled	8	1601	3.57%
Govt training scheme	9	46	0.1%
Unpaid, family business	10	28	0.06%
On apprenticeship	11	35	0.08%
doing something else	97	211	0.47%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
self employed	1	3574	7.59%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	22033	46.81%
unemployed	3	2462	5.23%
retired	4	10726	22.79%
on maternity leave	5	245	0.52%
Family care or home	6	2655	5.64%
full-time student	7	3318	7.05%
LT sick or disabled	8	1712	3.64%
Govt training scheme	9	44	0.09%
Unpaid, family business	10	27	0.06%
On apprenticeship	11	42	0.09%
doing something else	97	231	0.49%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
self employed	1	3695	7.44%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	23160	46.61%
unemployed	3	2683	5.4%
retired	4	11227	22.59%
on maternity leave	5	274	0.55%
Family care or home	6	2956	5.95%
full-time student	7	3460	6.96%
LT sick or disabled	8	1876	3.78%
Govt training scheme	9	64	0.13%
Unpaid, family business	10	28	0.06%
On apprenticeship	11	32	0.06%
doing something else	97	235	0.47%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	6	0.01%
self employed	1	4000	7.33%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	25388	46.53%
unemployed	3	3112	5.7%
retired	4	11872	21.76%
on maternity leave	5	342	0.63%
Family care or home	6	3402	6.23%
full-time student	7	3929	7.2%
LT sick or disabled	8	2135	3.91%
Govt training scheme	9	64	0.12%
Unpaid, family business	10	40	0.07%
doing something else	97	277	0.51%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	5	0.01%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
don't know	-1	4	0.01%
self employed	1	3687	7.23%
Paid employment(ft/pt)	2	23416	45.92%
unemployed	3	3379	6.63%
retired	4	10171	19.95%
on maternity leave	5	368	0.72%
Family care or home	6	3691	7.24%
full-time student	7	3824	7.5%
LT sick or disabled	8	1990	3.9%
Govt training scheme	9	78	0.15%
Unpaid, family business	10	40	0.08%
doing something else	97	338	0.66%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
self-employed	1	1006	6.98%
employed	2	7175	49.76%
unemployed	3	496	3.44%
retired	4	3177	22.03%
maternity leave	5	75	0.52%
family care	6	842	5.84%
ft studt, school	7	918	6.37%
lt sick, disabld	8	641	4.45%
gvt trng scheme	9	22	0.15%
other	97	66	0.46%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
self-employed	1	1061	7.13%
employed	2	7488	50.35%
unemployed	3	391	2.63%
retired	4	3220	21.65%
maternity leave	5	82	0.55%
family care	6	887	5.96%
ft studt, school	7	963	6.47%
lt sick, disabld	8	668	4.49%
gvt trng scheme	9	24	0.16%
other	97	89	0.6%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
self-employed	1	1100	7.15%
employed	2	7696	50.0%
unemployed	3	492	3.2%
retired	4	3283	21.33%
maternity leave	5	71	0.46%
family care	6	951	6.18%
ft studt, school	7	992	6.44%
lt sick, disabld	8	689	4.48%
gvt trng scheme	9	29	0.19%
other	97	89	0.58%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.06%
self-employed	1	1087	6.96%
employed	2	7871	50.4%
unemployed	3	501	3.21%
retired	4	3240	20.75%
maternity leave	5	90	0.58%
family care	6	990	6.34%
ft studt, school	7	984	6.3%
lt sick, disabld	8	727	4.66%
gvt trng scheme	9	35	0.22%
other	97	83	0.53%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
self-employed	1	1101	6.97%
employed	2	8055	51.01%
unemployed	3	463	2.93%
retired	4	3282	20.78%
maternity leave	5	87	0.55%
family care	6	1016	6.43%
ft studt, school	7	903	5.72%
lt sick, disabld	8	757	4.79%
gvt trng scheme	9	39	0.25%
other	97	87	0.55%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
self-employed	1	1117	6.88%
employed	2	8201	50.5%
unemployed	3	560	3.45%
retired	4	3346	20.61%
maternity leave	5	67	0.41%
family care	6	1144	7.05%
ft studt, school	7	933	5.75%
lt sick, disabld	8	763	4.7%
gvt trng scheme	9	29	0.18%
other	97	77	0.47%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.19%
self-employed	1	1111	6.69%
employed	2	8368	50.42%
unemployed	3	548	3.3%
retired	4	3407	20.53%
maternity leave	5	72	0.43%
family care	6	1172	7.06%
ft studt, school	7	912	5.49%
lt sick, disabld	8	837	5.04%
gvt trng scheme	9	39	0.23%
other	97	99	0.6%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
self-employed	1	1223	6.48%
employed	2	9332	49.46%
unemployed	3	695	3.68%
retired	4	3993	21.16%
maternity leave	5	66	0.35%
family care	6	1358	7.2%
ft studt, school	7	1096	5.81%
lt sick, disabld	8	954	5.06%
gvt trng scheme	9	46	0.24%
other	97	103	0.55%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.04%
self-employed	1	1012	6.49%
employed	2	7820	50.12%
unemployed	3	581	3.72%
retired	4	3310	21.21%
maternity leave	5	49	0.31%
family care	6	1119	7.17%
ft studt, school	7	881	5.65%
lt sick, disabld	8	709	4.54%
gvt trng scheme	9	30	0.19%
other	97	86	0.55%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	11	0.07%
self-employed	1	992	6.35%
employed	2	7747	49.59%
unemployed	3	599	3.83%
retired	4	3345	21.41%
maternity leave	5	47	0.3%
family care	6	1138	7.28%
ft studt, school	7	903	5.78%
lt sick, disabld	8	707	4.53%
gvt trng scheme	9	32	0.2%
other	97	102	0.65%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.07%
self-employed	1	722	6.62%
employed	2	5560	50.98%
unemployed	3	377	3.46%
retired	4	2175	19.94%
maternity leave	5	43	0.39%
family care	6	911	8.35%
ft studt, school	7	605	5.55%
lt sick, disabld	8	471	4.32%
gvt trng scheme	9	18	0.17%
other	97	16	0.15%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.07%
self-employed	1	757	6.76%
employed	2	5584	49.89%
unemployed	3	414	3.7%
retired	4	2194	19.6%
maternity leave	5	25	0.22%
family care	6	969	8.66%
ft studt, school	7	693	6.19%
lt sick, disabld	8	502	4.48%
gvt trng scheme	9	25	0.22%
other	97	22	0.2%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.17%
self-employed	1	721	7.64%
employed	2	4741	50.23%
unemployed	3	393	4.16%
retired	4	1658	17.57%
maternity leave	5	34	0.36%
family care	6	819	8.68%
ft studt, school	7	673	7.13%
lt sick, disabld	8	346	3.67%
gvt trng scheme	9	25	0.26%
other	97	12	0.13%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.02%
self-employed	1	700	7.57%
employed	2	4611	49.85%
unemployed	3	398	4.3%
retired	4	1662	17.97%
maternity leave	5	40	0.43%
family care	6	835	9.03%
ft studt, school	7	619	6.69%
lt sick, disabld	8	342	3.7%
gvt trng scheme	9	26	0.28%
other	97	14	0.15%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
self-employed	1	713	7.52%
employed	2	4639	48.93%
unemployed	3	513	5.41%
retired	4	1658	17.49%
maternity leave	5	35	0.37%
family care	6	913	9.63%
ft studt, school	7	617	6.51%
lt sick, disabld	8	334	3.52%
gvt trng scheme	9	46	0.49%
other	97	7	0.07%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.07%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
self-employed	1	732	7.62%
employed	2	4674	48.69%
unemployed	3	551	5.74%
retired	4	1687	17.57%
maternity leave	5	29	0.3%
family care	6	933	9.72%
ft studt, school	7	596	6.21%
lt sick, disabld	8	335	3.49%
gvt trng scheme	9	37	0.39%
other	97	18	0.19%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1	0.01%
self-employed	1	756	7.68%
employed	2	4756	48.31%
unemployed	3	573	5.82%
retired	4	1685	17.12%
maternity leave	5	21	0.21%
family care	6	1109	11.26%
ft studt, school	7	567	5.76%
lt sick, disabld	8	303	3.08%
gvt trng scheme	9	53	0.54%
other	97	21	0.21%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Self-employed	1	760	7.4%
Employed	2	4974	48.46%
Unemployed	3	535	5.21%
Retired	4	1763	17.18%
Maternity leave	5	13	0.13%
Family care	6	1132	11.03%
FT studt, school	7	664	6.47%
Gvt trng scheme	9	37	0.36%
Other	97	34	0.33%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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