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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

Response Categories

2001
% (95% CI)

2002
% (95% CI)

2003
% (95% CI)

Wages

55.8 (53.7-57.9)

55.9 (53.9-57.9)

 53.3 (51.2-55.3)

Self

11.9 (10.6-13.3)

11.1 (9.8-12.3) 

12.4 (11.2-13.7) 

Unemployed > 1 year

0.4 (0.2-0.7)

0.6 (0.4-1.0) 

0.8 (0.5-1.2) 

Unemployed <1 year

1.4 (0.9-1.9)

2.0 (1.3-2.6) 

2.0 (1.4-2.7) 

Homemaker

6.7 (5.7-7.8)

6.9 (5.9-7.9) 

6.6 (5.7-7.5) 

Student

6.0 (4.8-7.1)

6.1 (4.8-7.4) 

6.5 (5.1-7.9) 

Retired

15.1 (13.6-16.6)

14.9 (13.5-16.2) 

15.6 (14.3-16.9) 

Unable to work

2.7 (2.0-3.3)

2.5 (2.0-3.1) 

2.8 (2.2-3.3) 

Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing


Response Categories

2004
% (95% CI)

2005
% (95% CI)

2006
% (95% CI)

Wages

55.4 (53.3-57.5)

55.4 (53.5-57.3)

 55.8 (53.9-57.7)

Self

12.9 (11.6-14.3)

11.7 (10.5-12.9)

 11.1 (10.0-12.2)

Unemployed > 1 year

1.1 (0.4-1.7)

0.7 (0.5-1.0)

 0.9 ( 0.6- 1.2)

Unemployed <1 year

1.5 (1.0-2.1)

1.9 (1.2-2.5)

 2.1 ( 1.4- 2.9)

Homemaker

6.0 (5.1-6.9)

6.5 (5.7-7.3)

 6.6 ( 5.7- 7.5)

Student

5.6 (4.3-6.9)

6.1 (4.8-7.4)

 5.4 ( 4.1- 6.8)

Retired

15.2 (14.0-16.5)

15.2 (14.1-16.3)

 15.3 (14.2-16.3)

Unable to work

2.2 (1.6-2.7)

2.5 (2.0-3.1)

 2.8 ( 2.1- 3.6)

Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing

 

Response Categories

2007
% (95% CI)

2008
% (95% CI)

2009
% (95% CI)

Wages

55.6 (53.8-57.5) 54.1 (52.2-56.0)  

Self

12.6 (11.4-13.7) 13.0 (11.8-14.3)  

Unemployed > 1 year

1.3 ( 0.7- 1.8) 1.1 ( 0.5- 1.7)  

Unemployed <1 year

2.0 ( 1.3- 2.7) 2.3 ( 1.4- 3.2)  

Homemaker

5.9 ( 5.1- 6.7) 6.5 ( 5.6- 7.5)  

Student

4.1 ( 2.9- 5.3) 4.8 ( 3.5- 6.1)  

Retired

15.9 (14.8-17.0) 15.4 (14.4-16.4)  

Unable to work

2.6 ( 2.2- 3.0) 2.8 ( 2.3- 3.3)  

Percentage among all respondents excluding unknown and missing


Table Type

Question response frequency

Denominator:

All respondents

Abbreviations:

n = number of respondents

 

% = weighted percent of respondents giving this response

 

95% CI = confidence intervals

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