Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablelnunemp
LabelLength of unemployment
Question text How long altogether have you been out of work, but wanting work in this current period of unemployment, that is since any time you may have spent on the YTP or any other government training scheme?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 less than a week 7
2 1 week but less than 1 month 16
3 1 month but less than 3 months 17
4 3 months but less than 6 months 15
5 6 months but less then 12 months 25
6 12 months but less than 2 years 23
7 2 years but less than 3 years 20
8 3 years but less than 5 years 8
9 5 years or more 50
-3 Refused 0
-1 Dont Know 2
Sysmiss 5202
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2004-2005
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.