NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 1999
Module:Background
Variable:ECNACTS

If living partner ü

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

	%
Working full-time	50
Working part-time, at least 10 hours a week	11
Not working (seeking work)	3
On a government training scheme	0
On ace (action for community employment)	0
Retired	15
In full-time education	0
Looking after the home	14
Permanently sick or disabled	4
Not working (and not seeking work)	3
Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time	0
Other	1
(refused)	0

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Working full-time	25	70
Working part-time, at least 10 hours a week	21	2
Not working (seeking work)	1	4
On a government training scheme	0	0
On ace (action for community employment)	0	0
Retired	16	15
In full-time education	1	0
Looking after the home	29	1
Permanently sick or disabled	3	5
Not working (and not seeking work)	4	2
Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time	1	0
Other	1	0
(refused)	0	0

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Working full-time	*	71	64	57	24	6
Working part-time, at least 10 hours a week	*	12	12	13	10	5
Not working (seeking work)	*	5	3	2	1	0
On a government training scheme	0	0	0	1	0	0
On ace (action for community employment)	0	0	0	0	1	0
Retired	0	0	1	4	27	74
In full-time education	*	0	0	0	0	0
Looking after the home	*	7	15	14	23	10
Permanently sick or disabled	0	2	3	6	8	1
Not working (and not seeking work)	*	2	2	3	5	2
Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time	0	0	0	1	1	1
Other	0	1	0	0	1	0
(refused)	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	47	51	56
Working part-time, at least 10 hours a week	9	11	14
Not working (seeking work)	5	1	1
On a government training scheme	0	0	1
On ace (action for community employment)	0	0	0
Retired	12	19	6
In full-time education	0	0	0
Looking after the home	17	11	16
Permanently sick or disabled	5	3	4
Not working (and not seeking work)	4	2	2
Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time	0	0	1
Other	1	0	0
(refused)	0	0	0

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