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Mainstage Variable

alljbstat

All economic activities

Datafile

Index term

Individual variables

Variable nameVariable labelDatafile
alljbstat1 Self employed indresp
alljbstat2 Paid employment(ft/pt) indresp
alljbstat3 Unemployed indresp
alljbstat4 Retired indresp
alljbstat5 On maternity leave indresp
alljbstat6 Family care or home indresp
alljbstat7 Full-time student indresp
alljbstat8 LT sick or disabled indresp
alljbstat9 Govt training scheme indresp
alljbstat10 Unpaid, family business indresp
alljbstat11 On apprenticeship indresp
alljbstat12 Furloughed/Job Support Scheme indresp
alljbstat13 Temporarily laid off/short time working indresp
alljbstat14 On shared parental leave indresp
alljbstat15 On adoption leave indresp
alljbstat97 Doing something else indresp

Question asked in the latest wave:

demographics_w15.alljbstat

Question label:

All economic activities

Question text:

Which of the following describes your current employment situation?

Question universe:

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Question interviewer instructions:

CODE ALL THAT APPLY

Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires

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