labour market status of partner
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 7083) and Secure Access (SN 7332) datasets.
Datafiles
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Don't know/prefer not to answer response format" experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
scalat_ip17.ncrr6
Question label:
Labour market status of partner
Question text:
Which of these categories best describes what your partner is mainly doing at present?
Question universe:
if [((GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTARTEARLY.scacearly = 1 thru 4) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3)] // Mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web
And if [NCRR1 = 1] // Currently in an intimate ongoing relationship with someone outside the HH
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2261 | 90.66% |
| proxy | -7 | 30 | 1.2% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Self employed | 1 | 19 | 0.76% |
| Paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 119 | 4.77% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 4 | 0.16% |
| Retired | 4 | 27 | 1.08% |
| Family care or home | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Full-time student | 7 | 22 | 0.88% |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 2 | 0.08% |
| On apprenticeship | 11 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 4 | 0.16% |
| Total | 2494 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2592 | 91.04% |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Self employed | 1 | 23 | 0.81% |
| Paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 128 | 4.5% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 5 | 0.18% |
| Retired | 4 | 28 | 0.98% |
| Looking after family or home | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Full-time student | 7 | 28 | 0.98% |
| On apprenticeship | 11 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 15 | 0.53% |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2492 | 91.62% |
| proxy | -7 | 34 | 1.25% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.11% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Self employed | 1 | 20 | 0.74% |
| Paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 97 | 3.57% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 8 | 0.29% |
| Retired | 4 | 24 | 0.88% |
| Family care or home | 6 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Full-time student | 7 | 25 | 0.92% |
| On apprenticeship | 11 | 3 | 0.11% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 11 | 0.4% |
| Total | 2720 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2817 | 92.03% |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Self employed | 1 | 27 | 0.88% |
| Paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 134 | 4.38% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 6 | 0.2% |
| Retired | 4 | 32 | 1.05% |
| Family care or home | 6 | 1 | 0.03% |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Govt training scheme | 9 | 27 | 0.88% |
| Temporarily laid off/short time working | 13 | 1 | 0.03% |
| On adoption leave | 15 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 7 | 0.23% |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2066 | 91.13% |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Self employed | 1 | 21 | 0.93% |
| Paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 105 | 4.63% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 14 | 0.62% |
| Retired | 4 | 17 | 0.75% |
| Full-time student | 7 | 20 | 0.88% |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 4 | 0.18% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 4 | 0.18% |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.05% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 1991 | 89.97% |
| proxy | -7 | 51 | 2.3% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Self employed | 1 | 22 | 0.99% |
| Paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 95 | 4.29% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 3 | 0.14% |
| Retired | 4 | 18 | 0.81% |
| Family care or home | 6 | 5 | 0.23% |
| Full-time student | 7 | 20 | 0.9% |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 4 | 0.18% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Total | 2213 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2664 | 89.1% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Self employed | 1 | 25 | 0.84% |
| Paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 129 | 4.31% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 5 | 0.17% |
| Retired | 4 | 23 | 0.77% |
| Family care or home | 6 | 4 | 0.13% |
| Full-time student | 7 | 28 | 0.94% |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 8 | 0.27% |
| On apprenticeship | 11 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 2271 | 88.37% |
| proxy | -7 | 89 | 3.46% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| Self employed | 1 | 25 | 0.97% |
| Paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 115 | 4.47% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 3 | 0.12% |
| Retired | 4 | 19 | 0.74% |
| Family care or home | 6 | 6 | 0.23% |
| Full-time student | 7 | 34 | 1.32% |
| LT sick or disabled | 8 | 3 | 0.12% |
| On apprenticeship | 11 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 2 | 0.08% |
| Total | 2570 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2064 | 86.8% |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| self employed | 1 | 23 | 0.97% |
| paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 104 | 4.37% |
| unemployed | 3 | 10 | 0.42% |
| retired | 4 | 12 | 0.5% |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 1 | 0.04% |
| family care or home | 6 | 2 | 0.08% |
| full-time student | 7 | 33 | 1.39% |
| lt sick or disabled | 8 | 1 | 0.04% |
| unpaid, family business | 10 | 1 | 0.04% |
| on apprenticeship | 11 | 2 | 0.08% |
| doing something else | 97 | 11 | 0.46% |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2154 | 89.27% |
| proxy | -7 | 76 | 3.15% |
| refusal | -2 | 4 | 0.17% |
| self employed | 1 | 18 | 0.75% |
| paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 98 | 4.06% |
| unemployed | 3 | 10 | 0.41% |
| retired | 4 | 20 | 0.83% |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 1 | 0.04% |
| family care or home | 6 | 1 | 0.04% |
| full-time student | 7 | 17 | 0.7% |
| lt sick or disabled | 8 | 3 | 0.12% |
| on apprenticeship | 11 | 1 | 0.04% |
| doing something else | 97 | 9 | 0.37% |
| Total | 2413 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1857 | 86.41% |
| proxy | -7 | 125 | 5.82% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Self employed | 1 | 15 | 0.7% |
| In paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 84 | 3.91% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 6 | 0.28% |
| Retired | 4 | 15 | 0.7% |
| Looking after family or home | 6 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Full-time student | 7 | 33 | 1.54% |
| Long-term sick or disabled | 8 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Unpaid worker in family business | 10 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Total | 2149 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1843 | 86.04% |
| proxy | -7 | 147 | 6.86% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Self employed | 1 | 15 | 0.7% |
| In paid employment (full or part-time) | 2 | 67 | 3.13% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 6 | 0.28% |
| Retired | 4 | 12 | 0.56% |
| On maternity leave | 5 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Looking after family or home | 6 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Full-time student | 7 | 39 | 1.82% |
| Long-term sick or disabled | 8 | 4 | 0.19% |
| Doing something else | 97 | 2 | 0.09% |
| Total | 2142 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 1996 | 83.69% |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.04% |
| self employed | 1 | 16 | 0.67% |
| paid employment(ft/pt) | 2 | 91 | 3.82% |
| unemployed | 3 | 13 | 0.55% |
| retired | 4 | 18 | 0.75% |
| on maternity leave | 5 | 1 | 0.04% |
| family care or home | 6 | 2 | 0.08% |
| full-time student | 7 | 31 | 1.3% |
| lt sick or disabled | 8 | 2 | 0.08% |
| govt training scheme | 9 | 2 | 0.08% |
| doing something else | 97 | 6 | 0.25% |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 67 | 91.78% |
| Paid employment (full- and part-time) | 2 | 5 | 6.85% |
| Unemployed | 3 | 1 | 1.37% |
| Total | 73 | 100.0% |



