lifetime employment history status
Datafiles
Index term
Variable note:
Related question only asked during sample months JA1 to JU1 (January to June 2009). Collected of remaining sample members at Wave 5.
Question asked in the latest wave:
hhgrid_w5.employ
Question label:
In paid employment
Question text:
[Are you] / [Is [NAME]/[ff_forname]] in paid employment?
Question universe:
if month = 7 thru 24 & ff_sampst = 1 & ff_hhorig = 1|2) | (ff_sampst = 2|3 & ff_hhorig = 1|2) | ((ff_ivlolw 1 | ff_everint 1) & ff_hhorig = 1|2) (Understanding Society OSMs in sample months 7 to 24, or all Understanding Society PSMs and TSMs, or Understanding Society new entrants at wave 5)
and if (DEMOGRAPHICS.jbstat 7 | LGAPED = 1) (Not a full-time student or is a full-time student but took a break from education between school and college/university)
Question interviewer instructions:
DO NOT CODE EACH ‘JOB’ SEPARATELY. ONE PERIOD OF PAID EMPLOYMENT CAN INCLUDE MORE THAN ONE JOB
F9 FOR HELP
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 93 | 0.1% |
| don't know | -1 | 297 | 0.3% |
| current status reached, no further changes | 0 | 22632 | 23.18% |
| self-employed | 1 | 3352 | 3.43% |
| full-time employed | 2 | 31295 | 32.05% |
| part-time employed | 3 | 10628 | 10.88% |
| unemployed | 4 | 6666 | 6.83% |
| retired | 5 | 4702 | 4.81% |
| maternity leave | 6 | 4060 | 4.16% |
| looking after family or home | 7 | 7038 | 7.21% |
| full-time student/at school | 8 | 2560 | 2.62% |
| long-term sick or disabled | 9 | 1412 | 1.45% |
| on a government training scheme | 10 | 929 | 0.95% |
| national service/war service | 11 | 367 | 0.38% |
| something else | 12 | 1623 | 1.66% |
| Total | 97654 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| refusal | -2 | 35 | 0.07% |
| don't know | -1 | 115 | 0.23% |
| current status reached, no further changes | 0 | 11310 | 22.53% |
| self-employed | 1 | 1735 | 3.46% |
| full-time employed | 2 | 16544 | 32.96% |
| part-time employed | 3 | 5068 | 10.1% |
| unemployed | 4 | 3355 | 6.68% |
| retired | 5 | 2207 | 4.4% |
| maternity leave | 6 | 2081 | 4.15% |
| looking after family or home | 7 | 3926 | 7.82% |
| full-time student/at school | 8 | 1279 | 2.55% |
| long-term sick or disabled | 9 | 810 | 1.61% |
| on a government training scheme | 10 | 451 | 0.9% |
| national service/war service | 11 | 260 | 0.52% |
| something else | 12 | 1022 | 2.04% |
| Total | 50198 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| don't know | -1 | 8 | 0.1% |
| self-employed | 1 | 328 | 4.26% |
| f/t paid employment | 2 | 3318 | 43.11% |
| p/t paid employment | 3 | 798 | 10.37% |
| unemployed | 4 | 722 | 9.38% |
| retired | 5 | 459 | 5.96% |
| maternity leave | 6 | 260 | 3.38% |
| family care | 7 | 985 | 12.8% |
| ft studt, school | 8 | 102 | 1.33% |
| lt sick, disabld | 9 | 306 | 3.98% |
| gvt trng scheme | 10 | 255 | 3.31% |
| national/war service | 11 | 18 | 0.23% |
| something else | 12 | 138 | 1.79% |
| Total | 7697 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.03 | 8 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.69 | 7689 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-employed | 1 | 558 | 3.44% |
| f/t paid employment | 2 | 6734 | 41.53% |
| p/t paid employment | 3 | 2001 | 12.34% |
| unemployed | 4 | 1546 | 9.53% |
| retired | 5 | 1034 | 6.38% |
| maternity leave | 6 | 679 | 4.19% |
| family care | 7 | 1830 | 11.29% |
| ft studt, school | 8 | 443 | 2.73% |
| lt sick, disabld | 9 | 513 | 3.16% |
| gvt trng scheme | 10 | 320 | 1.97% |
| national/war service | 11 | 259 | 1.6% |
| something else | 12 | 298 | 1.84% |
| Total | 16215 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.07 | 0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.69 | 16215 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 8 | 0.02% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| self-employed | 1 | 1555 | 4.38% |
| f/t paid employment | 2 | 14397 | 40.58% |
| p/t paid employment | 3 | 4451 | 12.55% |
| unemployed | 4 | 4252 | 11.99% |
| retired | 5 | 1568 | 4.42% |
| maternity leave | 6 | 678 | 1.91% |
| family care | 7 | 5053 | 14.24% |
| ft studt, school | 8 | 829 | 2.34% |
| lt sick, disabld | 9 | 512 | 1.44% |
| gvt trng scheme | 10 | 681 | 1.92% |
| national/war service | 11 | 806 | 2.27% |
| something else | 12 | 682 | 1.92% |
| Total | 35474 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.03 | 10 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 35464 |
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