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Mainstage Variable

j1none

Still in full-time education / never had a job

Datafile

Index terms

Variable note:

Routing updated in Wave 11 to include two additional codes (12 Furloughed and 13 Temporarily laid off/short time working) at DEMOGRAPHICS.JBSTAT

Question asked in the latest wave:

ownfirstjob_w14.j1none

Question label:

Still in full-time education / never had a job

Question text:

Since leaving full-time education, have you ever had a paid job?

Question universe:

if ff_ivlolw = 2|3|MIS & ff_everint 1 & (DEMOGRAPHICS.jbstat 1|2|12|13) (new entrant never interviewed (excluding rising 16 year olds) and current economic activity is not employed, self-employed, furloughed or temporarily laid off/short time working)

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

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83156388.98%
proxy-71340.38%
refusal-2330.09%
don't know-1150.04%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education13420.96%
Never had a paid job22750.78%
Had a paid job331098.76%
Total35471100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82767498.84%
proxy-71040.37%
refusal-230.01%
don't know-110.0%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education1860.31%
Never had a paid job2320.11%
Had a paid job3980.35%
Total27998100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-82887298.64%
proxy-71980.68%
refusal-240.01%
don't know-120.01%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education1570.19%
Never had a paid job2490.17%
Had a paid job3890.3%
Total29271100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83133997.91%
proxy-74641.45%
refusal-220.01%
don't know-110.0%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education1650.2%
Never had a paid job2390.12%
Had a paid job3980.31%
Total32008100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83322896.82%
proxy-78042.34%
refusal-240.01%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education1880.26%
Never had a paid job2580.17%
Had a paid job31370.4%
Total34319100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910.0%
inapplicable-83464196.07%
proxy-710963.04%
refusal-220.01%
don't know-120.01%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education1870.24%
Never had a paid job2690.19%
Had a paid job31600.44%
Total36058100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83718494.63%
proxy-716834.28%
refusal-250.01%
don't know-120.01%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education1940.24%
Never had a paid job21230.31%
Had a paid job32030.52%
Total39294100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83877191.94%
proxy-728326.72%
refusal-290.02%
don't know-130.01%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education11370.32%
Never had a paid job21420.34%
Had a paid job32760.65%
Total42170100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-83935087.07%
proxy-733247.36%
refusal-2500.11%
don't know-1250.06%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education14320.96%
never had a paid job26831.51%
had a paid job313282.94%
Total45192100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-84052190.37%
proxy-738588.6%
don't know-110.0%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education11110.25%
never had a paid job21220.27%
had a paid job32240.5%
Total44837100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-940.01%
inapplicable-83153766.99%
proxy-739358.36%
refusal-210.0%
don't know-140.01%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education19862.09%
never had a paid job213832.94%
had a paid job3922419.59%
Total47074100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-920.0%
inapplicable-84503990.64%
proxy-738307.71%
don't know-110.0%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education11490.3%
never had a paid job22060.41%
had a paid job34650.94%
Total49692100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-920.0%
inapplicable-84925190.26%
proxy-738807.11%
don't know-130.01%
SPONTANEOUS: Still in full-time education12670.49%
never had a paid job23320.61%
had a paid job38331.53%
Total54568100.0%

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