2001 Census - IPUMS Subset
United Kingdom, 2001
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GBR_2001_PHC_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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- GBR2001_PHC-H-H
- GBR2001_PHC-P-H
Economic activity (last week) (UK2001A_EMPSTAT)
Data file: GBR2001_PHC-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
143
End:
144
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
<svar v="UK01A406 UK01A411 UK01A423 UK01A429 UK01A431 UK01A432 UK01A405 UK01A418 UK01A419 UK01A420 UK01A427 UK01A439 UK01A440 UK01A442 UK01A444 UK01A449 UK01A450 UK01A030 UK01A034 UK01A035 UK01A041 UK01A422">[Questions 16 - 35 were asked of people age 16 to 74.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="all" v="UK01A406 UK01A034 UK01A035">18. Last week, were you doing any work:<br />- as an employee, or on a Government sponsored training scheme,<br />- as self-employed/freelance, or in your own/family business?<br /><div class="i1">[Check] 'Yes' if away from work ill, on maternity leave, on holiday or temporarily laid off.<br />[Check] 'Yes' for any paid work, including casual or temporary work, even if only for one hour.<br />[Check] 'Yes' if you worked, paid or unpaid, in your own/family business.<br /><br />[] Yes -- Go to 24<br />[] No -- Go to 19</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="UK01A406 UK01A031">[Questions 19 - 23 were asked of persons who were not doing any work last week.]<br /><br />19. Were you actively looking for any kind of paid work during the last 4 weeks?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />20. If a job had been available last week, could you have started it within 2 weeks?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />21. Last week, were you waiting to start a job already obtained?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="UK01A031 UK01A051" v="UK01A406 UK01A031 UK01A051">22. Last week, were you any of the following?<br /><div class="i1">[Check] all boxes that apply.<br /><br />[] Retired<br />[] Student<br />[] Looking after home/family<br />[] Permanently sick/disabled<br />[] None of the above</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="UK01A411 UK01A423" v="UK01A406 UK01A411 UK01A423">23. Have you ever worked?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, please write in the year you last worked _ _ _ _ -- Go to 24<br />[] No, have never worked -- Go to 36</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="UK01A405 UK01A406 UK01A418 UK01A419 UK01A420 UK01A427 UK01A439 UK01A440 UK01A442 UK01A444 UK01A449 UK01A450 UK01A041 UK01A422">[Questions 24 - 35 were asked of persons who are currently working or have ever worked.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="UK01A406 UK01A427">25. Do (did) you work as an employee or are (were) you self-employed?<br /><div class="i1">[] Employee<br />[] Self-employed with employees<br />[] Self-employed/freelance without employees</div><br /></svar>
<p><svar a="all" v="UK01A406 UK01A034 UK01A035">18. Last week, were you doing any work:<br />- as an employee, or on a Government sponsored training scheme,<br />- as self-employed/freelance, or in your own/family business?<br /><div class="i1">[Check] 'Yes' if away from work ill, on maternity leave, on holiday or temporarily laid off.<br />[Check] 'Yes' for any paid work, including casual or temporary work, even if only for one hour.<br />[Check] 'Yes' if you worked, paid or unpaid, in your own/family business.<br /><br />[] Yes -- Go to 24<br />[] No -- Go to 19</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="UK01A406 UK01A031">[Questions 19 - 23 were asked of persons who were not doing any work last week.]<br /><br />19. Were you actively looking for any kind of paid work during the last 4 weeks?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />20. If a job had been available last week, could you have started it within 2 weeks?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /><br />21. Last week, were you waiting to start a job already obtained?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes<br />[] No</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="UK01A031 UK01A051" v="UK01A406 UK01A031 UK01A051">22. Last week, were you any of the following?<br /><div class="i1">[Check] all boxes that apply.<br /><br />[] Retired<br />[] Student<br />[] Looking after home/family<br />[] Permanently sick/disabled<br />[] None of the above</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar a="UK01A411 UK01A423" v="UK01A406 UK01A411 UK01A423">23. Have you ever worked?<br /><div class="i1">[] Yes, please write in the year you last worked _ _ _ _ -- Go to 24<br />[] No, have never worked -- Go to 36</div><br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="UK01A405 UK01A406 UK01A418 UK01A419 UK01A420 UK01A427 UK01A439 UK01A440 UK01A442 UK01A444 UK01A449 UK01A450 UK01A041 UK01A422">[Questions 24 - 35 were asked of persons who are currently working or have ever worked.]<br /></svar></p>
<p><svar v="UK01A406 UK01A427">25. Do (did) you work as an employee or are (were) you self-employed?<br /><div class="i1">[] Employee<br />[] Self-employed with employees<br />[] Self-employed/freelance without employees</div><br /></svar>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 01 | Employee part-time |
| 02 | Employee full-time |
| 03 | Self-employed with employees - part-time |
| 04 | Self-employed with employees - full-time |
| 05 | Self-employed without employees - part-time |
| 06 | Self-employed without employees - full-time |
| 07 | Unemployed seeking work available to start within 2 weeks |
| 08 | Unemployed waiting to start job already obtained and availab |
| 09 | Retired |
| 10 | Student (not economically active) |
| 11 | Looking after home/family |
| 12 | Permanently sick or disabled |
| 13 | Other |
| 99 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the person's economic activity last week.
Universe
United Kingdom 2001: Persons age 16-74 who are not non-resident students [discrepancies: none]
concept
Concept