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NS-SEC variable

Added by M Bourne almost 9 years ago. Updated almost 9 years ago.

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Start date:
06/15/2015
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Dear all,

I need to use the NS-SEC variables from waves 1 and 3. Two questions:
1. Why are so many cases listed as 'inapplicable'? - Are these all unemployed people?
2. If so, why are there so many unemployed people in the sample?

#1

Updated by Redmine Admin almost 9 years ago

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Info about method and underlying variables can be found, e.g. here:
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation/wave/1/datafile/a_indresp/variable/a_jbnssec_dv

See especially this question:
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation/wave/1/datafile/a_indresp/variable/a_jbsoc00

I hope this will help you with the employment stats you are after. Let us know if not.
Jakob

#2

Updated by M Bourne almost 9 years ago

Dear Jakob,

Thank you for this. It answers my first question - that those listed as inapplicable are unemployed (at least predominantly). But my second question has not been answered and I cannot find any information relating to this in the documentation - i.e. why is such a large proportion of the sample unemployed?

Thank you,

M Bourne

#3

Updated by Redmine Admin almost 9 years ago

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Before asking about current job, we ask about current economic activity category, see:
https://www.understandingsociety.ac.uk/documentation/mainstage/dataset-documentation/wave/1/datafile/a_indresp/variable/a_jbstat
for info on non-employment categories.
On behalf of the team, Jakob

#4

Updated by M Bourne almost 9 years ago

Great, thank you.

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