Economic position (primary) - ECONPRIM

Value Label Count Percentage
-9 Not applicable 222066 19.90  19.90 %
1 Employee FT 335987 30.10  30.10 %
2 Employee PT 81870 7.33  7.33 %
3 Self-emp with 19010 1.70  1.70 %
4 Self-emp without 39507 3.54  3.54 %
5 Govt scheme 7107 0.64  0.64 %
6 Unemployed 50829 4.55  4.55 %
7 Student 46110 4.13  4.13 %
8 Permanently sick 36296 3.25  3.25 %
9 Retired 169668 15.20  15.20 %
10 Other inactive 107731 9.65  9.65 %

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Universe: Omits those not applicable (ie 0-15 year olds)

Notes

An order of priority is applied to responses to the economic activity question (see Census Definitions 6.62 (OPCS, 1993)).

ECONRIM refers to the code given primary importance by this procedure. Further information is given in the Glossary

Further information on this variable may be available from the documentation on the SARs website http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/sars/1991.

Derivation information for this variable may be available.

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