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Question Last week were you working full time, part time, going to school, keeping house, or what?
Values
[1]working full time[2]working part time[3]with a job, but not at work because of temporary illness, vacation, strike[4]unemployed, laid off, looking for work[5]retired[6]in school[7]keeping house[8]other[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C/- | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| A/B/C/D | 2006 |
| Full | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 |
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | working full time | working part time | with a job, but not at work because of temporary illness, vacation, strike | unemployed, laid off, looking for work | retired | in school | keeping house | other | no answer | skipped on web | don't know | Total |
| 1972 | 750 | 121 | 38 | 46 | 144 | 58 | 432 | 24 | - | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 651 | 134 | 31 | 35 | 154 | 59 | 421 | 19 | - | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 635 | 108 | 46 | 54 | 167 | 47 | 417 | 10 | - | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 622 | 145 | 26 | 61 | 165 | 49 | 402 | 20 | - | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 619 | 131 | 28 | 63 | 176 | 46 | 427 | 9 | - | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 775 | 107 | 39 | 37 | 152 | 38 | 359 | 23 | - | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 716 | 139 | 39 | 39 | 157 | 35 | 377 | 30 | - | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 687 | 137 | 35 | 39 | 149 | 40 | 356 | 25 | - | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 839 | 185 | 41 | 92 | 211 | 44 | 402 | 46 | - | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 741 | 170 | 34 | 84 | 163 | 31 | 349 | 27 | - | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 717 | 162 | 34 | 49 | 154 | 41 | 302 | 14 | - | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 741 | 171 | 39 | 45 | 204 | 44 | 275 | 15 | - | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 698 | 146 | 31 | 33 | 196 | 38 | 305 | 23 | - | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 934 | 201 | 19 | 42 | 248 | 47 | 299 | 29 | - | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 728 | 166 | 31 | 33 | 213 | 62 | 233 | 15 | - | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 760 | 153 | 41 | 25 | 217 | 48 | 271 | 22 | - | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 704 | 147 | 26 | 33 | 194 | 48 | 199 | 21 | - | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 702 | 182 | 28 | 39 | 218 | 57 | 270 | 21 | - | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 809 | 167 | 33 | 52 | 243 | 47 | 216 | 39 | - | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 1594 | 315 | 60 | 88 | 425 | 79 | 382 | 47 | 2 | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 1641 | 302 | 60 | 75 | 350 | 84 | 338 | 54 | - | - | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 1568 | 304 | 46 | 58 | 394 | 79 | 328 | 54 | 1 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 1524 | 306 | 60 | 60 | 404 | 77 | 325 | 61 | - | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1432 | 312 | 52 | 121 | 414 | 78 | 268 | 88 | - | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1466 | 320 | 80 | 99 | 403 | 115 | 266 | 62 | 1 | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 2322 | 440 | 90 | 148 | 715 | 140 | 496 | 155 | 4 | - | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 1003 | 211 | 53 | 74 | 336 | 57 | 227 | 60 | 2 | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 917 | 234 | 33 | 145 | 319 | 93 | 235 | 65 | 3 | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 912 | 226 | 40 | 104 | 357 | 70 | 210 | 54 | 1 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 1230 | 273 | 40 | 104 | 460 | 90 | 263 | 76 | 2 | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 1321 | 345 | 57 | 118 | 574 | 76 | 284 | 89 | 3 | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 1134 | 259 | 53 | 84 | 445 | 81 | 242 | 48 | 2 | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1776 | 365 | 104 | 265 | 993 | 88 | 315 | 118 | 3 | 5 | - | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1599 | 347 | 90 | 184 | 773 | 101 | 278 | 164 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1460 | 319 | 61 | 168 | 796 | 90 | 292 | 113 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3309 |
| Total | 36727 | 7750 | 1618 | 2796 | 11683 | 2277 | 11061 | 1740 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 75699 |