Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variablewhyinact
LabelMain reason why not looking for work last week (inactive)
Question text There are many reason 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 6
2 Student 54
3 Long-term sick or disabled 342
4 temporarily sick or injured 19
5 Looking after family/home 394
6 Retired from paid work 303
7 Doesn t want/need employment 14
8 Believes no jobs available 12
9 Not yet started looking 9
10 Other reason 23
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 4
Sysmiss 4203
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.