Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variablewhyinact
LabelLike to have a regular job (inactive)
Question text There are many reasons why people can't or don't seek work, so may I just check, what was the MAIN reason you were not looking for work last week?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 On Government training/employment scheme 4
2 Student 74
3 Long-term sick or disabled 323
4 temporarily sick or injured 16
5 Looking after family/home 391
6 Retired from paid work 305
7 Doesn t want/need employment 8
8 Believes no jobs available 11
9 Not yet started looking 3
10 Other reason 23
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 4034
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2003-2004
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.