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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1989

Year: 1989

Module: Economic_Activity
Variable: RECONACT


Question:
Which of these descriptions applies to what you were doing last week, that is, in the seven day s ending last Sunday?


Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
In full-time education2
On government training/employment scheme0
In paid work for at least 10 hours in week48
Waiting to take up paid work already accepted0
Unemployed and registered at a benefit office8
Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job2
Unemployed, wanting a job but not actively looking for a job1
Permanently sick or disabled4
Wholly retired from work15
Looking after the home20


Results for men and women
%
 MaleFemale
In full-time education 3 2
On government training/employment scheme 0 0
In paid work for at least 10 hours in week 62 36
Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 0 0
Unemployed and registered at a benefit office 12 4
Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job 1 2
Unemployed, wanting a job but not actively looking for a job 1 1
Permanently sick or disabled 5 3
Wholly retired from work 16 15
Looking after the home 0 38


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
In full-time education 14 1 0 0 0 0
On government training/employment scheme 0 0 0 1 0 0
In paid work for at least 10 hours in week 57 64 64 56 38 6
Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 0 0 0 2 0 0
Unemployed and registered at a benefit office 13 11 9 9 4 0
Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job 3 1 2 1 3 0
Unemployed, wanting a job but not actively looking for a job 3 1 0 1 1 0
Permanently sick or disabled 1 1 3 8 12 1
Wholly retired from work 0 0 0 4 18 71
Looking after the home 9 21 23 19 24 22


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
 CatholicProtestantNo religion
In full-time education 3 2 1
On government training/employment scheme 0 0 0
In paid work for at least 10 hours in week 47 45 62
Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 1 0 0
Unemployed and registered at a benefit office 9 5 15
Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job 1 1 3
Unemployed, wanting a job but not actively looking for a job 1 1 2
Permanently sick or disabled 5 4 1
Wholly retired from work 11 21 6
Looking after the home 23 21 11


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