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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008

Variable Details

VariableBEFORF
LabelLook after fam & home (before look wk)
Question text (May I just check), was the main reason you were not working because you were caring for children below school age, you were caring for other children, you were caring for a dependent adult relative or some other reason?
Responses
1 1 or more children under school age 312
2 1 or more other children 188
3 Dependent adult relative 56
4 Some other reason 123
-10 No answer/Does not apply 120150
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008
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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