Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2007-2008

Variable Details

Variablewhyinact
LabelWhat was the MAIN reason you were not looking for work last week?
Question text There are many reasons why people can't or don't seek work, so may I just check, what was the MAIN reason you were not looking for work last week?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 On Government training/employment scheme 4
2 Student 50
3 Long-term sick or disabled 269
4 temporarily sick or injured 14
5 Looking after family/home 340
6 Retired from paid work 932
7 Doesn t want/need employment 12
8 Believes no jobs available 7
9 Not yet started looking 5
10 Other reason 21
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 0
Sysmiss 3314
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2007-2008
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The sample is drawn as a simple random sample from three strata. The first of these strata is the Belfast District Council area. The other two are formed by dividing the remainder of the province into East and West along district council boundaries. Within each of these strata a simple random sample of addresses is drawn, with size proportional to the distribution of domestic addresses on the rating list.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected annually.