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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2002

Variable Details

VariableOYCIRC
LabelEmployment situation 12 months ago
Question text I should (also) like to ask you now about your situation 12 months ago, that is in [date], were you working in a paid job or business; laid off, or on short time at firm; unemployed, actively seeking work; on a special government scheme; doing unpaid work for yourself or a relative; a full-time student or pupil; looking after the family or home; temporarily sick or injured; long-term sick or disabled; retired from paid work?
Responses
1 Working in paid job or business 40846
2 Laid off, short time at firm 38
3 Unemployed, actively seeking work 1542
4 Special govt sheme 86
5 Unpaid work for self or relative 96
6 Full time student 4243
7 Looking after family or home 4939
8 Temporarily sick or injured 277
9 Long term sick or disabled 3677
10 Retired 15180
11 None of these 760
-10 No answer/Does not apply 67132
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2002
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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