most important economic activity
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Variable note:
This variable is part of the "show-cards" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
Question label:
Most important economic activity
Question text:
And of these, which one best describes your current employment situation?
Question universe:
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Question interviewer instructions:
READ OUT
CODE ONE ONLY
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 7 | 0.28% | |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| Self employed | 1 | 136 | 5.45% | |
| Paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 1212 | 48.6% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 86 | 3.45% | |
| Retired | 4 | 770 | 30.87% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 16 | 0.64% | |
| Family care or home | 6 | 44 | 1.76% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 88 | 3.53% | |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 96 | 3.85% | |
| Govt training scheme | 9 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| On apprenticeship | 11 | 7 | 0.28% | |
| Temporarily laid off/short time working | 13 | 5 | 0.2% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 23 | 0.92% | |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.11% | |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Self employed | 1 | 174 | 6.11% | |
| In paid employment (ft/pt) | 2 | 1391 | 48.86% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 108 | 3.79% | |
| Retired | 4 | 835 | 29.33% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 20 | 0.7% | |
| Family care or home | 6 | 62 | 2.18% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 112 | 3.93% | |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 108 | 3.79% | |
| On apprenticeship | 11 | 7 | 0.25% | |
| Furloughed/Job Support Scheme | 12 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Temporarily laid off/short time working | 13 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 22 | 0.77% | |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.11% | |
| Self employed | 1 | 174 | 6.4% | |
| In paid employment (ft/pt) | 2 | 1317 | 48.42% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 94 | 3.46% | |
| Retired | 4 | 828 | 30.44% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 25 | 0.92% | |
| Family care or home | 6 | 70 | 2.57% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 97 | 3.57% | |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 90 | 3.31% | |
| Unpaid, family business | 10 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| On apprenticeship | 11 | 4 | 0.15% | |
| Temporarily laid off/short time working | 13 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 16 | 0.59% | |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.13% | |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| Self employed | 1 | 188 | 6.14% | |
| In paid employment (ft/pt) | 2 | 1498 | 48.94% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 120 | 3.92% | |
| Retired | 4 | 861 | 28.13% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 26 | 0.85% | |
| Family care or home | 6 | 80 | 2.61% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 134 | 4.38% | |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 109 | 3.56% | |
| Govt training scheme | 9 | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unpaid, family business | 10 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| On apprenticeship | 11 | 4 | 0.13% | |
| Furloughed/Job Support Scheme | 12 | 10 | 0.33% | |
| Temporarily laid off/short time working | 13 | 1 | 0.03% | |
| On adoption leave | 15 | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 19 | 0.62% | |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Self employed | 1 | 174 | 7.68% | |
| In paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 1039 | 45.83% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 109 | 4.81% | |
| Retired | 4 | 686 | 30.26% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 7 | 0.31% | |
| Looking after family or home | 6 | 50 | 2.21% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 94 | 4.15% | |
| Long-term sick or disabled | 8 | 81 | 3.57% | |
| Unpaid worker in family business | 10 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Working in an apprenticeship | 11 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 19 | 0.84% | |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 6 | 0.27% | |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| Self employed | 1 | 167 | 7.55% | |
| In paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 995 | 44.96% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 81 | 3.66% | |
| Retired | 4 | 707 | 31.95% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 9 | 0.41% | |
| Looking after family or home | 6 | 62 | 2.8% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 76 | 3.43% | |
| Long-term sick or disabled | 8 | 88 | 3.98% | |
| Unpaid worker in family business | 10 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| Working in an apprenticeship | 11 | 5 | 0.23% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 13 | 0.59% | |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| Self employed | 1 | 228 | 7.63% | |
| In paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 1356 | 45.35% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 105 | 3.51% | |
| Retired | 4 | 874 | 29.23% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 18 | 0.6% | |
| Looking after family or home | 6 | 99 | 3.31% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 138 | 4.62% | |
| Long-term sick or disabled | 8 | 136 | 4.55% | |
| On a government training scheme | 9 | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Unpaid worker in family business | 10 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| Working in an apprenticeship | 11 | 7 | 0.23% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 26 | 0.87% | |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Self employed | 1 | 189 | 7.35% | |
| In paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 1231 | 47.9% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 88 | 3.42% | |
| Retired | 4 | 698 | 27.16% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 11 | 0.43% | |
| Looking after family or home | 6 | 96 | 3.74% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 135 | 5.25% | |
| Long-term sick or disabled | 8 | 98 | 3.81% | |
| On a government training scheme | 9 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Unpaid worker in family business | 10 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| Working in an apprenticeship | 11 | 7 | 0.27% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 12 | 0.47% | |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 8 | 0.35% | |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| self employed | 1 | 174 | 7.69% | |
| paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 1066 | 47.11% | |
| unemployed | 3 | 66 | 2.92% | |
| retired | 4 | 613 | 27.09% | |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 10 | 0.44% | |
| family care or home | 6 | 76 | 3.36% | |
| full-time student | 7 | 119 | 5.26% | |
| lt sick or disabled | 8 | 76 | 3.36% | |
| unpaid, family business | 10 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| on apprenticeship | 11 | 10 | 0.44% | |
| doing something else | 97 | 14 | 0.62% | |
| Total | 2263 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| self employed | 1 | 167 | 7.02% | |
| paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 1129 | 47.48% | |
| unemployed | 3 | 79 | 3.32% | |
| retired | 4 | 641 | 26.96% | |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 12 | 0.5% | |
| family care or home | 6 | 101 | 4.25% | |
| full-time student | 7 | 148 | 6.22% | |
| lt sick or disabled | 8 | 70 | 2.94% | |
| unpaid, family business | 10 | 2 | 0.08% | |
| on apprenticeship | 11 | 9 | 0.38% | |
| doing something else | 97 | 17 | 0.71% | |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| self employed | 1 | 163 | 6.76% | |
| paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 1138 | 47.16% | |
| unemployed | 3 | 105 | 4.35% | |
| retired | 4 | 663 | 27.48% | |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 15 | 0.62% | |
| family care or home | 6 | 103 | 4.27% | |
| full-time student | 7 | 124 | 5.14% | |
| lt sick or disabled | 8 | 75 | 3.11% | |
| govt training scheme | 9 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| unpaid, family business | 10 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| on apprenticeship | 11 | 5 | 0.21% | |
| doing something else | 97 | 19 | 0.79% | |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| Self employed | 1 | 172 | 8.0% | |
| In paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 1008 | 46.91% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 89 | 4.14% | |
| Retired | 4 | 533 | 24.8% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 11 | 0.51% | |
| Looking after family or home | 6 | 95 | 4.42% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 130 | 6.05% | |
| Long term sick or disabled | 8 | 80 | 3.72% | |
| On a government training scheme | 9 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| Unpaid worker in family business | 10 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| Working in an apprenticeship | 11 | 4 | 0.19% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 22 | 1.02% | |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| don't know | -1 | 3 | 0.14% | |
| Self employed | 1 | 173 | 8.08% | |
| In paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 990 | 46.22% | |
| Unemployed | 3 | 109 | 5.09% | |
| Retired | 4 | 542 | 25.3% | |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 13 | 0.61% | |
| Looking after family or home | 6 | 98 | 4.58% | |
| Full-time student | 7 | 122 | 5.7% | |
| Long term sick or disabled | 8 | 62 | 2.89% | |
| On a government training scheme | 9 | 4 | 0.19% | |
| Unpaid worker in family business | 10 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| Working in an apprenticeship | 11 | 7 | 0.33% | |
| Doing something else | 97 | 17 | 0.79% | |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| self employed | 1 | 179 | 7.51% | |
| paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 1154 | 48.39% | |
| unemployed | 3 | 111 | 4.65% | |
| retired | 4 | 571 | 23.94% | |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 17 | 0.71% | |
| family care or home | 6 | 122 | 5.12% | |
| full-time student | 7 | 133 | 5.58% | |
| lt sick or disabled | 8 | 75 | 3.14% | |
| govt training scheme | 9 | 5 | 0.21% | |
| unpaid, family business | 10 | 3 | 0.13% | |
| doing something else | 97 | 14 | 0.59% | |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| self employed | 1 | 114 | 6.49% | |
| paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 818 | 46.58% | |
| unemployed | 3 | 78 | 4.44% | |
| retired | 4 | 473 | 26.94% | |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 13 | 0.74% | |
| family care or home | 6 | 105 | 5.98% | |
| full-time student | 7 | 85 | 4.84% | |
| lt sick or disabled | 8 | 57 | 3.25% | |
| unpaid, family business | 10 | 1 | 0.06% | |
| doing something else | 97 | 12 | 0.68% | |
| Total | 1756 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2 | 0.11% | |
| don't know | -1 | 10 | 0.53% | |
| self employed | 1 | 137 | 7.33% | |
| in paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 870 | 46.52% | |
| unemployed | 3 | 99 | 5.29% | |
| retired | 4 | 493 | 26.36% | |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 13 | 0.7% | |
| looking after family or home | 6 | 103 | 5.51% | |
| full-time student | 7 | 71 | 3.8% | |
| long term sick or disabled | 8 | 57 | 3.05% | |
| on a government training scheme | 9 | 3 | 0.16% | |
| unpaid worker in family business | 10 | 1 | 0.05% | |
| doing something else | 97 | 11 | 0.59% | |
| Total | 1870 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| self-employed | 1 | 196 | 7.63% | |
| in paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 1251 | 48.71% | |
| unemployed | 3 | 90 | 3.5% | |
| retired from paid work altogether | 4 | 641 | 24.96% | |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 5 | 0.19% | |
| looking after family or home | 6 | 182 | 7.09% | |
| full-time student | 7 | 103 | 4.01% | |
| long term sick or disabled | 8 | 84 | 3.27% | |
| on a government training scheme | 9 | 3 | 0.12% | |
| unpaid work in family business | 10 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| something else | 97 | 11 | 0.43% | |
| Total | 2568 | 100.0% | |
