s/emp: commuting distance
Datafile
Index terms
- Employment Self-employment Commuting behaviour Commuting patterns Distance and time
- Transport and environment Commuting behaviour Commuting patterns Distance and time
Variable note:
Related question only asked during sample months JA1 to JU1 (January to June 2009)
Question asked in the latest wave:
selfemployment_w1.jsworkdis
Question label:
S/emp: commuting distance
Question text:
About how far, in miles, do you live from your usual place of work?
Question universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSPL > 2 (Work somewhere other than at home)
and if month = 1,2,3,4,5,6 (Sample month is January 2009 to June 2009)
Question interviewer instructions:
PROBE IF NECESSARY: PLEASE GIVE YOUR BEST ESTIMATE
ENTER NUMBER OF MILES
RECORD JOURNEYS OF HALF A MILE OR LESS AS 0
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 19 | 0.04% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 47202 | 92.56% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 58 | 0.11% |
| [Value >= 0] | 1 | 452 | 0.89% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.78 | 50542 | 0 | 600.0 | 33.65 | 452 |
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