Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2004

Variable Details

Variablenowant
LabelMain reason not want work in last 4 weeks
Question text May I just check, what was the main reason that you did not want work (in the last 4 weeks)?
Responses
1 Waiting results applicn, ET assessment 14
2 Student 2270
3 Looking after family or home 3926
4 Temporarily sick or injured 177
5 Long-term sick or disabled 3760
6 Doesnt need employment 393
7 Retired from paid work 5136
8 Any other reason 500
-9 Does not apply 110714
-8 No answer 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2004
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.