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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Childcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Use, Views and Experiences, 2004

Variable Details

VariableLNoWrkM
LabelMost important reason for not working: resp and partner not employed: or resp not employed and lone parent
Responses
1 I have enough money 0
2 I would lose benefits 9
3 I would not earn enough money to make it worthwhile working 20
4 Having a job is not very important to me 1
5 I have been out of work for so long nobody employs me 2
6 I am not very well qualified 6
7 There are not many jobs I could do in my area 3
8 job I would like is too demanding to combine with children 8
9 I cannot find the kind of work I want with suitable hours 8
10 In the kind of work I do I would have to work unsocial hours 0
11 I am on maternity leave 1
12 I have a longstanding illness or disability 13
13 I look after a disabled, sick or elderly friend or rel 19
14 I am studying 5
15 Other reason(s) 6
16 None of these 10
17 I was made redundant 1
18 I am pregnant 0
19 I am ill (temporary illness) 0
20 Woman: it is my role as a woman not to be working 2
21 I am starting work soon 0
22 I am retired 0
98 Refusal 1
99 Don t Know 0
Sysmiss 446
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationChildcare and Early Years Provision: Parents' Use, Views and Experiences, 2004
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