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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2003

Variable Details

Variableconmpy
LabelYr started working for current employer
Question text In which year did you start working continuously for your current employer?
Responses
1944 1
1946 2
1948 1
1953 5
1954 4
1955 3
1956 7
1957 15
1958 8
1959 14
1960 32
1961 29
1962 37
1963 52
1964 50
1965 58
1966 74
1967 90
1968 106
1969 112
1970 180
1971 151
1972 242
1973 240
1974 353
1975 284
1976 298
1977 399
1978 420
1979 470
1980 584
1981 382
1982 571
1983 494
1984 640
1985 668
1986 781
1987 1101
1988 1085
1989 1231
1990 1475
1991 1028
1992 1323
1993 1094
1994 1449
1995 1667
1996 2028
1997 2622
1998 3050
1999 3776
2000 4800
2001 6015
2002 9772
2003 1453
-9 Does not apply 81874
-8 No answer 133
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2003
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.;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.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS secondary setting GSS Harmonised Principles
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