Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2005

Variable Details

Variablenolowa02
LabelReasons not looking for work in last 4 w
Question text May I just check, what were the reasons you did not look for work in the last 4 weeks? Response 2.
Responses
1 Waiting for job app. results/ ET ass't 1
2 Student 15
3 Looking after family / home 124
4 Temporarily sick or injured 45
5 Long-term sick or disabled 206
6 Believes no jobs available 41
7 Not yet started looking 87
8 Doesn't need employment 137
9 Retired from paid work 362
10 Any other reason 113
-9 123608
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.