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  Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1996

Year: 1996

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 fulltime education 4
On government training/employment programme eg Youth Training etc 1
In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in week 55
Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 0
Unemployed and registered at a benefit office 6
Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job (of at least 10 hours a week) 0
Unemployed, wanting a job (or at least 10 hours per week) but not actively looking for a job 1
Permamently sick or disabled 6
Wholly retired from work 14
Looking after the home 14
(Doing something else) 0


Results for men and women
%
  Male Female
In fulltime education 3 4
On government training/employment programme eg Youth Training etc 1 1
In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in week 65 47
Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 0 0
Unemployed and registered at a benefit office 10 2
Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job (of at least 10 hours a week) 0 0
Unemployed, wanting a job (or at least 10 hours per week) but not actively looking for a job 0 1
Permamently sick or disabled 7 6
Wholly retired from work 14 15
Looking after the home 0 24
(Doing something else) 0 0


Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+
In fulltime education 28 2 1 0 0 0
On government training/employment programme eg Youth Training etc 2 1 1 1 0 0
In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in week 52 71 74 69 38 7
Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 0 0 0 1 0 0
Unemployed and registered at a benefit office 10 7 6 5 8 0
Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job (of at least 10 hours a week) 0 0 1 0 0 0
Unemployed, wanting a job (or at least 10 hours per week) but not actively looking for a job 0 1 1 0 0 0
Permamently sick or disabled 3 2 4 8 17 6
Wholly retired from work 0 0 0 1 21 72
Looking after the home 5 15 12 16 16 15
(Doing something else) 0 1 0 0 1 0


Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  Catholic Protestant No religion
In fulltime education 3 4 2
On government training/employment programme eg Youth Training etc 1 1 1
In paid work (or away temporarily) for at least 10 hours in week 54 53 64
Waiting to take up paid work already accepted 0 0 0
Unemployed and registered at a benefit office 7 5 5
Unemployed, not registered, but actively looking for a job (of at least 10 hours a week) 1 0 0
Unemployed, wanting a job (or at least 10 hours per week) but not actively looking for a job 0 1 0
Permamently sick or disabled 6 6 9
Wholly retired from work 11 19 7
Looking after the home 17 11 13
(Doing something else) 1 0 1


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