Year: 2000
Module: Background
Variable: RECNTACT
Which of these descriptions applies to what you were doing last week, that is in the seven days ending last Sunday?

 

%

Working full-time

36

Working part-time

11

Not working (seeking work)

5

On a government training scheme

0

Retired

21

In full-time education

5

Looking after the home

11

Permanently sick or disabled

7

Not working (and not seeking work)

3

Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time

1

Other (specify)

1

(refused)

0

 

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.

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Results for men and women

 

%

 

Male

Female

Working full-time

51

23

Working part-time

3

17

Not working (seeking work)

8

2

On a government training scheme

0

0

Retired

23

19

In full-time education

3

7

Looking after the home

0

19

Permanently sick or disabled

8

7

Not working (and not seeking work)

2

3

Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time

1

1

Other (specify)

0

1

(refused)

0

0

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

 

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

Working full-time

39

57

46

48

26

0

Working part-time

4

11

17

18

9

1

Not working (seeking work)

9

8

5

4

3

0

On a government training scheme

0

0

0

0

0

0

Retired

0

0

0

3

33

86

In full-time education

36

2

0

0

0

0

Looking after the home

4

14

19

8

8

8

Permanently sick or disabled

1

3

7

14

15

3

Not working (and not seeking work)

4

2

4

2

4

1

Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time

0

1

1

3

2

1

Other (specify)

2

2

1

0

0

0

(refused)

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

 

Catholic

Protestant

No religion

Working full-time

36

35

43

Working part-time

9

12

9

Not working (seeking work)

5

4

10

On a government training scheme

0

0

0

Retired

19

24

11

In full-time education

6

5

6

Looking after the home

12

10

8

Permanently sick or disabled

9

6

7

Not working (and not seeking work)

4

2

3

Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time

1

2

1

Other (specify)

1

1

2

(refused)

0

0

0

 

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