Main survey variable: nxtstelse Next non-employment status

Next non-employment status

Datafile

indresp

Index term

Employment: Labour Force Status

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualemploymenthistory_w15.nxtstelse

Question label:

Next non-employment status

Question text:

What were you doing? Were you...

Question universe:

if [ff_ivlolw = 1 | ff_everint = 1] // Interviewed at prior wave or has been interviewed previously
And if [NotEmpChk = 2 | EmpChk = 2] // Employment status has changed since last interview
And if [NxtSt = 2] // Next employment status was doing something else

Question interviewer instructions:

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31438	95.7%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	3	0.01%
unemployed/seeking work	1	374	1.14%
Retired	2	403	1.23%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	15	0.05%
family care	4	111	0.34%
in full-time education/student	5	122	0.37%
long-term sick or disabled	6	106	0.32%
on a government training scheme	7	2	0.01%
something else	8	196	0.6%
On paternity leave	9	1	0.0%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	34176	96.35%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
refusal	-2	5	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
unemployed/seeking work	1	299	0.84%
Retired	2	335	0.94%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	11	0.03%
family care	4	116	0.33%
in full-time education/student	5	117	0.33%
long-term sick or disabled	6	81	0.23%
on a government training scheme	7	4	0.01%
something else	8	190	0.54%
On paternity leave	9	1	0.0%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	26464	94.52%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	8	0.03%
unemployed/seeking work	1	432	1.54%
Retired	2	379	1.35%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	12	0.04%
family care	4	137	0.49%
in full-time education/student	5	139	0.5%
long-term sick or disabled	6	78	0.28%
on a government training scheme	7	4	0.01%
something else	8	239	0.85%
On paternity leave	9	1	0.0%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	27536	94.07%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
refusal	-2	6	0.02%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
unemployed/seeking work	1	522	1.78%
Retired	2	353	1.21%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	13	0.04%
family care	4	159	0.54%
in full-time education/student	5	183	0.63%
long-term sick or disabled	6	76	0.26%
on a government training scheme	7	2	0.01%
something else	8	222	0.76%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	29929	93.5%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
refusal	-2	4	0.01%
don't know	-1	2	0.01%
unemployed/seeking work	1	508	1.59%
Retired	2	383	1.2%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	21	0.07%
family care	4	162	0.51%
in full-time education/student	5	181	0.57%
long-term sick or disabled	6	94	0.29%
on a government training scheme	7	3	0.01%
something else	8	257	0.8%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	31860	92.83%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
refusal	-2	3	0.01%
unemployed/seeking work	1	467	1.36%
Retired	2	389	1.13%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	19	0.06%
family care	4	195	0.57%
in full-time education/student	5	221	0.64%
long-term sick or disabled	6	105	0.31%
on a government training scheme	7	7	0.02%
something else	8	249	0.73%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	33382	92.58%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
unemployed/seeking work	1	461	1.28%
Retired	2	374	1.04%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	25	0.07%
family care	4	204	0.57%
in full-time education/student	5	178	0.49%
long-term sick or disabled	6	87	0.24%
on a government training scheme	7	5	0.01%
something else	8	243	0.67%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	35795	91.1%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
refusal	-2	2	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
unemployed/seeking work	1	559	1.42%
Retired	2	439	1.12%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	31	0.08%
family care	4	233	0.59%
in full-time education/student	5	216	0.55%
long-term sick or disabled	6	117	0.3%
on a government training scheme	7	6	0.02%
something else	8	212	0.54%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	37294	88.44%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
refusal	-2	1	0.0%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
unemployed/seeking work	1	596	1.41%
Retired	2	529	1.25%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	35	0.08%
family care	4	265	0.63%
in full-time education/student	5	265	0.63%
long-term sick or disabled	6	119	0.28%
on a government training scheme	7	10	0.02%
something else	8	223	0.53%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
Not available for IEMB	-10	4615	10.21%
inapplicable	-8	35563	78.69%
proxy	-7	3129	6.92%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
unemployed/seeking work	1	604	1.34%
retired	2	437	0.97%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	30	0.07%
family care	4	252	0.56%
in full-time education/student	5	237	0.52%
long-term sick or disabled	6	120	0.27%
on a government training scheme	7	10	0.02%
something else	8	194	0.43%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	38791	86.52%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
unemployed/seeking work	1	788	1.76%
retired	2	460	1.03%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	41	0.09%
family care	4	290	0.65%
in full-time education/student	5	250	0.56%
long-term sick or disabled	6	141	0.31%
on a government training scheme	7	18	0.04%
something else	8	199	0.44%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	40742	86.55%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
unemployed/seeking work	1	911	1.94%
retired	2	514	1.09%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	48	0.1%
family care	4	309	0.66%
in full-time education/student	5	236	0.5%
long-term sick or disabled	6	141	0.3%
on a government training scheme	7	19	0.04%
something else	8	218	0.46%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	43229	86.99%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
unemployed/seeking work	1	966	1.94%
retired	2	567	1.14%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	42	0.08%
family care	4	369	0.74%
in full-time education/student	5	278	0.56%
long-term sick or disabled	6	135	0.27%
on a government training scheme	7	21	0.04%
something else	8	254	0.51%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	47635	87.29%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
don't know	-1	1	0.0%
unemployed/seeking work	1	1119	2.05%
retired	2	651	1.19%
on maternity/paternity leave	3	65	0.12%
family care	4	452	0.83%
in full-time education/student	5	259	0.47%
long-term sick or disabled	6	207	0.38%
on a government training scheme	7	14	0.03%
something else	8	285	0.52%
	Total	54568	100.0%

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nxtstelse

Datafile

Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualemploymenthistory_w15.nxtstelse

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Question universe:

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Index term

Question asked in the latest wave:

annualemploymenthistory_w15.nxtstelse

Question label:

Question text:

Question universe:

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Wave 15 (o_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 14 (n_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 13 (m_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 12 (l_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 11 (k_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 10 (j_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 9 (i_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 8 (h_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 7 (g_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 6 (f_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 5 (e_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 4 (d_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 3 (c_nxtstelse indresp)

Wave 2 (b_nxtstelse indresp)

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Understanding Society Wave 15

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Understanding Society used for Gender Equality Index

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