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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998

Variable Details

VariableM3CIRC
LabelSituation 3 months ago
Question text I should like to ask you now (a bit more) about your situation 3 months ago, that is, in the week ending [date]. Were you... working in a paid job or business, laid off, or on short time at firm, unemployed, actively seeking work, on a special government scheme, doing unpaid work for yourself, or a a full-time student or pupil, looking after the family or home, temporarily sick or injured, long-term sick or disabled, retired from paid work, none of these?
Responses
1 Working in paid job or business 258
2 Laid off or on short time at firm 3
3 Unemployed, actively seeking work 162
4 On a special government scheme 7
5 Doing unpaid work for self or relative 1
6 Full-time student or pupil 135
7 Looking after family or home 256
8 Temporarily sick or injured 25
9 Long-term sick or disabled 129
10 Retired from paid work 169
11 None of these 43
-10 No answer/Does not apply 146792
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FIRST THAT APPLIES
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.
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