Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variablenreason
LabelRespondent main reason for inactivity
Question text What was the main reason you did not seek any work in the last 4 weeks (would not be able to start in next 2 weeks)?
Responses
1 Student 12
2 Looking after family/home 72
3 Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time 12
4 Temporarily sick or injured 11
5 Long-term sick or disabled 66
6 Retired from paid work 303
7 Other reasons 15
8 Waiting to take up a job already obtained 7
98 Don't know 1
-2 Skip 0
-1 Skip, from EMPST 665
99 Not answered 15
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2007
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles