Applicability: Person
Type: Derived variable
Overview
The economic activity status variable has 10 classifications that can be used when analysing Census 2021 data.
When data are sorted, we group categories about the same topic together into a variable. A group of categories is called a “classification.” There can be more than one classification about the same topic and each one is different. You should choose the one that is the most suitable for your research and analysis.
Economic activity status classification
Mnemonic: economic_activity
Total number of categories: 20
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Part-time |
| 2 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee: Full-time |
| 3 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time |
| 4 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time |
| 5 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time |
| 6 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time |
| 7 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 8 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Part-time |
| 9 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Employee: Full-time |
| 10 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Part-time |
| 11 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed with employees: Full-time |
| 12 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Part-time |
| 13 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Self-employed without employees: Full-time |
| 14 | Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 15 | Economically inactive: Retired |
| 16 | Economically inactive: Student |
| 17 | Economically inactive: Looking after home or family |
| 18 | Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled |
| 19 | Economically inactive: Other |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
Economic activity status classification status_12a
Mnemonic: economic_activity_status_12a
Total number of categories: 12
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Employee |
| 2 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed with employees |
| 3 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Self-employed without employees |
| 4 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 5 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment |
| 6 | Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 7 | Economically inactive: Retired |
| 8 | Economically inactive: Student |
| 9 | Economically inactive: Looking after home or family |
| 10 | Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled |
| 11 | Economically inactive: Other |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
Economic activity status classification status_10a
Mnemonic: economic_activity_status_10a
Total number of categories: 10
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment |
| 2 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 3 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment |
| 4 | Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 5 | Economically inactive: Retired |
| 6 | Economically inactive: Student |
| 7 | Economically inactive: Looking after home or family |
| 8 | Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled |
| 9 | Economically inactive: Other |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
Economic activity status classification status_10b
Mnemonic: economic_activity_status_10b
Total number of categories: 10
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Employee |
| 2 | Self-employed with employees |
| 3 | Self-employed without employees |
| 4 | Unemployed |
| 5 | Economically inactive: Retired |
| 6 | Economically inactive: Student |
| 7 | Economically inactive: Looking after home or family |
| 8 | Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled |
| 9 | Economically inactive: Other |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
Economic activity status classification status_9a
Mnemonic: economic_activity_status_9a
Total number of categories: 9
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Employee |
| 2 | Self-Employed |
| 3 | Unemployed |
| 4 | Economically inactive: Retired |
| 5 | Economically inactive: Student |
| 6 | Economically inactive: Looking after home or family |
| 7 | Economically inactive: Long-term sick or disabled |
| 8 | Economically inactive: Other |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
Economic activity status classification status_9b
Mnemonic: economic_activity_status_9b
Total number of categories: 9
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Part-time |
| 2 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment: Full-time |
| 3 | Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 4 | Economically inactive: Full-time student |
| 5 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Part-time |
| 6 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment: Full-time |
| 7 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 8 | Economically inactive (excluding full-time students) |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
Economic activity status classification status_7a
Mnemonic: economic_activity_status_7a
Total number of categories: 7
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): In employment |
| 2 | Economically active (excluding full-time students): Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 3 | Economically active and a full-time student: In employment |
| 4 | Economically active and a full-time student: Unemployed: Seeking work or waiting to start a job already obtained: Available to start working within 2 weeks |
| 5 | Economically inactive (excluding full-time students) |
| 6 | Economically inactive and a full-time student |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
Economic activity status classification status_7b
Mnemonic: economic_activity_status_7b
Total number of categories: 7
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Economically active: In employment: Employee: Part-time (including full-time students) |
| 2 | Economically active: In employment: Employee: Full-time (including full-time students) |
| 3 | Economically active: In employment: Self-employed: Part-time (including full-time students) |
| 4 | Economically active: In employment: Self-employed: Full-time (including full-time students) |
| 5 | Economically active: Unemployed (including full-time students) |
| 6 | Economically inactive (including full-time students) |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
Economic activity status classification status_4a
Mnemonic: economic_activity_status_4a
Total number of categories: 4
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Economically active: In employment (including full-time students) |
| 2 | Economically active: Unemployed (including full-time students) |
| 3 | Economically inactive |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
Economic activity status classification status_3a
Mnemonic: economic_activity_status_3a
Total number of categories: 3
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Economically active |
| 2 | Economically inactive |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.