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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 2275 National Survey of Home-Based Workers, 1981 227510.5255/UKDA-SN-2275-1 Department of Employment Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Division <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a>. The use of these data is subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">UK Data Service End User Licence Agreement</a>. Additional restrictions may also apply. Office of Population Censuses and SurveysDepartment of Employment UK Data Service 29 October 1987 ACCIDENTSADVANCED LEVEL EXAMINATIONSAGEAPPOINTMENT TO JOBATTITUDESBONUS PAYMENTSBUILDING SERVICESCARE OF DEPENDANTSCAREER DEVELOPMENTCERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATIONCHILD BENEFITSCHILD CARECHILD-MINDERSCHILD-MINDINGCHILDRENCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGSCOMMUNICATION SKILLSCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTCOSTSDECISION MAKINGDEGREESDISABILITIESDISEASESEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATESEDUCATIONAL GRANTSEMPLOYEESEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORYENGLISH (LANGUAGE)EQUAL PAYEQUIPMENTEXPECTATIONEXPENDITUREFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFRINGE BENEFITSFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTGENDERGOVERNMENTGRANTSHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDHEALTHHOLIDAYSHOME BUYINGHOME OWNERSHIPHOME-BASED WORKHOME-BASED WORKERSHOUSEHOLDSHOUSINGHOUSING FINANCEHOUSING TENUREIDENTITYINCOMEINCOME TAXINDUSTRIESINVESTMENT RETURNJOB CHANGINGJOB HUNTINGJOB REQUIREMENTSJOB SATISFACTIONLABOUR (RESOURCE)LABOUR ECONOMICSLEAVELEGISLATIONLODGERSMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIESMARITAL STATUSMATERIALSMORTGAGESMOTOR VEHICLESOCCUPATIONAL DISEASESOCCUPATIONAL PENSIONSOCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSOCCUPATIONAL TRAININGOCCUPATIONSORDINARY LEVEL EXAMINATIONSPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTPOCKET MONEYPOVERTYPRIVATE PERSONAL PENSIONSQUALIFICATIONSQUALITY CONTROLRATES OF PAYRECRUITMENTRENTED ACCOMMODATIONRENTSSATISFACTIONSELF-EMPLOYEDSICK PAYSMALL BUSINESSESSOCIAL HOUSINGSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONSSPEECH IMPAIRMENTSSPOUSESSPOUSE'S EMPLOYMENTSPOUSE'S OCCUPATIONSPOUSE'S WAGESSTATE RETIREMENT PENSIONSSUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENTSUPERVISORSTELEPHONESTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTTERMINATION OF SERVICETIED HOUSINGTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNIONSTRAININGTRANSPORTUNEMPLOYEDUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSWAGE DETERMINATIONWAGE INCREASESWAGESWORK ATTITUDEWORKING CONDITIONSHOURS OF WORKWORKPLACE Labour and employment Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to provide nationally representative information on the personal and domestic characteristics of home-based workers, on the nature and organisation of home-based work, and on related issues such as: employment status, accidents and health problems; pay rates and earnings, trade union membership, reasons for and attitudes towards home-based work, how such jobs fit into work histories, and home-workers' attitudes to existing and new protective legislation. The survey was a follow-up to the spring 1981 Labour Force Survey (SN:1888)Main Topics: Work location; occupation; industry; hours worked; job tenure; second jobs; work experience; qualifications; trade union membership; employment status; labour turnover; weekly and hourly earnings; reasons for doing home-based work; attitudes to homework - satisfaction with job and pay; awareness of and attitudes to employment protection legislation-accidents; health; employer's control; plus all the usual personal and domestic characteristics variables. Job segregation; sex discrimination; enterprise; self-employment - family workers; equivalent on-site work; transfers to home-based work; household income-poverty and financial hardship; work orientations; sex roles. Many questions and classifications were taken from the General Household Survey, so that comparisons could be drawn with GHS data on the whole labour force or population of working age September 198101 September 1981 England and Wales IndividualsNationalEmployeesHomeworkers All home-based workers aged 16 and over in England and Wales, excluding the construction and road haulage industries and family workers Longitudinal/panel/cohort Respondents were identified through the 1981 National Labour Force Survey. All persons in scope were reinterviewed Face-to-face interview The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you. See <restrctn> Hakim, C. (1985) Employers' use of outwork : : a study using the 1980 Workplace industrial relations survey and the 1981 National survey of homeworking [Research report], : Department of employment. Employers' use of outwork : Hakim, C. (1987) 'Homeworking in Britain :: key findings from the national survey of home-based workers', Employment Gazette Homeworking in Britain : Hakim, C. (1987) Home-based work in Britain : : a report on the 1981 National homeworking survey and the DE research programme on homework [Research report], : Department of employment. Home-based work in Britain : Hakim, C. (1984) 'Homework and outwork : : national estimates from two surveys', Employment Gazette Homework and outwork : https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 2275 2024-11-28T07:21:54Z ddi:codebook:2_5