Dataset: The Health of Houston Survey 2010

Variable emp_rsn: Reason for not working last week [S]

Literal Question

EMP2. What is the main reason you were (not at work last week/not employed last week)?

Descriptive Text

The universe for this variable includes all adult respondents age 18 and older who either were not at work or not employed last week.

Values Categories N NW
1 Taking care of home 442 286,049.1
 23.4%
2 On vacation 81 47,527.3
 3.9%
3 Unable to find job 235 155,118.1
 12.7%
4 Going to school 98 116,556.8
 9.5%
5 Retired 637 232,149.7
 19.0%
6 Disabled 258 141,117.8
 11.5%
7 Temporarily out of work 56 58,401.6
 4.8%
8 Layoff or strike 67 51,786.4
 4.2%
9 Family, medical or maternity leave 69 36,960.3
 3.0%
10 Other 111 74,323.2
 6.1%
11 DK or refused 39 23,205.3
 1.9%
0 NIU - child, working adults 4401 2,862,693.3

Summary Statistics

Valid cases 2093 1223195.665
Missing cases 4401 2862693.335
This variable is numeric

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