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Covid-19 Variable

blnonwork

Baseline: activity in Jan Feb 2020

Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

Question label:

Baseline: activty in Jan Feb 2020

Question text:

What best describes what you were doing in January and February 2020?

Question universe:

IF (ff_prevsurv = 0 AND blwork = 4) OR (ff_prevsurv = 1 AND surveymonth = May 2020 AND ff_blwork = 4) // Ask if not completed any previous monthly covid-19 surveys and not in work or self-employment in Jan/Feb 2020, or answered a previous monthly survey and current survey month is May 2020 and in previous survey said was not in work or self-employment in Jan/Feb 2020.

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81285499.83%
Unpaid or voluntary work110.01%
Unemployed220.02%
Permanently sick or disabled350.04%
Looking after home/family430.02%
In education at school/college/university or apprenticeship520.02%
Retired680.06%
Other710.01%
Total12876100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Inapplicable-81355898.57%
Unpaid or voluntary work170.05%
Unemployed2230.17%
Permanently sick or disabled3230.17%
Looking after home/family4280.2%
In education at school/college/university or apprenticeship5490.36%
Retired6520.38%
Other7140.1%
Total13754100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Inapplicable-81395498.8%
Unpaid or voluntary work150.04%
Unemployed2230.16%
Permanently sick or disabled390.06%
Looking after home/family4240.17%
In education at school/college/university or apprenticeship5190.13%
Retired6750.53%
Other7140.1%
Total14123100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
Missing-910.01%
Inapplicable-8917661.95%
Refusal-220.01%
Don't know-110.01%
Unpaid or voluntary work11591.07%
Unemployed22681.81%
Permanently sick or disabled33152.13%
Looking after home/family44803.24%
In education at school/college/university or apprenticeship53612.44%
Retired6389226.28%
Other71561.05%
Total14811100.0%

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