NI Life and Times Survey - ~year: ECNACTS

Year: 2005
Module:Background
Variable:ECNACTS

If living partner …

Which of these descriptions applies to what your (wife/husband/partner) was doing last week, that is the seven days ending last Sunday?

	%
Working Full-time	48
Working Part-time	11
Not working (seeking work)	2
Retired	20
In full-time education	0
Looking after the home	10
Permanently sick or disabled	4
Not working (and not seeking work)	2
Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time	2
Other (specify)	1
(Don't know)	0

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Working full-time	28	68
Working part-time	19	3
Not working (seeking work)	1	2
Retired	21	19
In full-time education	0	0
Looking after the home	19	0
Permanently sick or disabled	5	4
Not working (and not seeking work)	4	0
Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time	1	2
Other (specify)	1	1
(don't know)	0	0

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Working full-time	*	70	66	62	37	4
Working part-time	*	10	15	10	13	6
Not working (seeking work)	*	7	1	1	0	0
Retired	0	0	1	5	24	78
In full-time education	0	1	0	0	0	0
Looking after the home	*	7	12	11	12	6
Permanently sick or disabled	0	2	1	7	9	3
Not working (and not seeking work)	0	1	1	1	5	3
Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time	*	0	3	2	0	1
Other (specify)	0	3	2	0	0	0
(don't know)	0	0	0	0	0	0

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Working full-time 51 45 *
Working part-time 11 12 *
Not working (seeking work) 2 1 *
Retired 14 25 *
In full-time education 0 0 0
Looking after the home 10 10 *
Permanently sick or disabled 5 4 *
Not working (and not seeking work) 4 2 0
Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time 3 0 *
Other (specify) 1 1 *
(don't know) 0 0 0

* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Working full-time	51	45	*
Working part-time	11	12	*
Not working (seeking work)	2	1	*
Retired	14	25	*
In full-time education	0	0	0
Looking after the home	10	10	*
Permanently sick or disabled	5	4	*
Not working (and not seeking work)	4	2	0
Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time	3	0	*
Other (specify)	1	1	*
(don't know)	0	0	0