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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1997

Variable Details

VariableBEFOR
LabelActivity before started looking for work
Question text What were you doing before you started to look for paid work, were you working, in full-time education or training or on a government scheme, looking after the family or home or were you doing something else?
Responses
1 Working 2859
2 In FT ed or training or on scheme 1581
3 Looking after family or home 904
4 Doing something else 539
-10 No answer/Does not apply 144654
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY (MAIN ACTIVITY)
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.
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