Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1999

Variable Details

Variablejsadur
LabelHow long claiming JSA or NI credits
Question text ... and how long have you been claiming [Job Seeker's Allowance] and/or [NI Credits]?
Responses
1 Less than 1 month 229
2 1 month but less than 3 months 440
3 3 months but less than 6 months 410
4 6 months but less than 12 months 396
5 12 months but less than 18 months 193
6 18 months but less than 2 years 123
7 2 years but less than 3 years 179
8 3 years but less than 4 years 80
9 4 years but less than 5 years 70
10 5 years 280
-9 Does not apply 144663
-8 No answer 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1999
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.