Demographics Module
Question 8: Are you currently employed for wages, self-employed, out of work for more than one year, out of work for less than one year, a homemaker, a student, retired, or unable to work
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Response Categories |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Wages |
55.8 (53.7-57.9) |
55.9 (53.9-57.9) |
53.3 (51.2-55.3) |
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Self |
11.9 (10.6-13.3) |
11.1 (9.8-12.3) |
12.4 (11.2-13.7) |
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Unemployed > 1 year |
0.4 (0.2-0.7) |
0.6 (0.4-1.0) |
0.8 (0.5-1.2) |
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Unemployed <1 year |
1.4 (0.9-1.9) |
2.0 (1.3-2.6) |
2.0 (1.4-2.7) |
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Homemaker |
6.7 (5.7-7.8) |
6.9 (5.9-7.9) |
6.6 (5.7-7.5) |
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Student |
6.0 (4.8-7.1) |
6.1 (4.8-7.4) |
6.5 (5.1-7.9) |
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Retired |
15.1 (13.6-16.6) |
14.9 (13.5-16.2) |
15.6 (14.3-16.9) |
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Unable to work |
2.7 (2.0-3.3) |
2.5 (2.0-3.1) |
2.8 (2.2-3.3) |
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Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing |
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Response Categories |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
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Wages |
55.4 (53.3-57.5) |
55.4 (53.5-57.3) |
55.8 (53.9-57.7) |
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Self |
12.9 (11.6-14.3) |
11.7 (10.5-12.9) |
11.1 (10.0-12.2) |
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Unemployed > 1 year |
1.1 (0.4-1.7) |
0.7 (0.5-1.0) |
0.9 ( 0.6- 1.2) |
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Unemployed <1 year |
1.5 (1.0-2.1) |
1.9 (1.2-2.5) |
2.1 ( 1.4- 2.9) |
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Homemaker |
6.0 (5.1-6.9) |
6.5 (5.7-7.3) |
6.6 ( 5.7- 7.5) |
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Student |
5.6 (4.3-6.9) |
6.1 (4.8-7.4) |
5.4 ( 4.1- 6.8) |
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Retired |
15.2 (14.0-16.5) |
15.2 (14.1-16.3) |
15.3 (14.2-16.3) |
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Unable to work |
2.2 (1.6-2.7) |
2.5 (2.0-3.1) |
2.8 ( 2.1- 3.6) |
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Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing |
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Response Categories |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
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Wages |
55.6 (53.8-57.5) | 54.1 (52.2-56.0) | |
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Self |
12.6 (11.4-13.7) | 13.0 (11.8-14.3) | |
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Unemployed > 1 year |
1.3 ( 0.7- 1.8) | 1.1 ( 0.5- 1.7) | |
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Unemployed <1 year |
2.0 ( 1.3- 2.7) | 2.3 ( 1.4- 3.2) | |
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Homemaker |
5.9 ( 5.1- 6.7) | 6.5 ( 5.6- 7.5) | |
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Student |
4.1 ( 2.9- 5.3) | 4.8 ( 3.5- 6.1) | |
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Retired |
15.9 (14.8-17.0) | 15.4 (14.4-16.4) | |
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Unable to work |
2.6 ( 2.2- 3.0) | 2.8 ( 2.3- 3.3) | |
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Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing |
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Table Type |
Question response frequency |
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Denominator: |
All respondents |
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Abbreviations: |
n = number of respondents |
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% = weighted percent of respondents giving this response |
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95% CI = confidence intervals |

