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 label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 12854 | 99.83% |
| Unpaid or voluntary work | 1 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Unemployed | 2 | 2 | 0.02% |
| Permanently sick or disabled | 3 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Looking after home/family | 4 | 3 | 0.02% |
| In education at school/college/university or apprenticeship | 5 | 2 | 0.02% |
| Retired | 6 | 8 | 0.06% |
| Other | 7 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Total | 12876 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | -8 | 13558 | 98.57% |
| Unpaid or voluntary work | 1 | 7 | 0.05% |
| Unemployed | 2 | 23 | 0.17% |
| Permanently sick or disabled | 3 | 23 | 0.17% |
| Looking after home/family | 4 | 28 | 0.2% |
| In education at school/college/university or apprenticeship | 5 | 49 | 0.36% |
| Retired | 6 | 52 | 0.38% |
| Other | 7 | 14 | 0.1% |
| Total | 13754 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inapplicable | -8 | 13954 | 98.8% |
| Unpaid or voluntary work | 1 | 5 | 0.04% |
| Unemployed | 2 | 23 | 0.16% |
| Permanently sick or disabled | 3 | 9 | 0.06% |
| Looking after home/family | 4 | 24 | 0.17% |
| In education at school/college/university or apprenticeship | 5 | 19 | 0.13% |
| Retired | 6 | 75 | 0.53% |
| Other | 7 | 14 | 0.1% |
| Total | 14123 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missing | -9 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Inapplicable | -8 | 9176 | 61.95% |
| Refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Unpaid or voluntary work | 1 | 159 | 1.07% |
| Unemployed | 2 | 268 | 1.81% |
| Permanently sick or disabled | 3 | 315 | 2.13% |
| Looking after home/family | 4 | 480 | 3.24% |
| In education at school/college/university or apprenticeship | 5 | 361 | 2.44% |
| Retired | 6 | 3892 | 26.28% |
| Other | 7 | 156 | 1.05% |
| Total | 14811 | 100.0% |



