Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableNOLOWA02
LabelReasons not looking for work in last 4 weeks
Question text May I just check, what were the reasons you did not look for work in the last 4 weeks? Response 2.
Responses
1 Waiting for job app. results/ ET ass't 3
2 Student 41
3 Looking after family / home 342
4 Temporarily sick or injured 88
5 Long-term sick or disabled 568
6 Believes no jobs available 202
7 Not yet started looking 372
8 Doesn't need employment 725
9 Retired from paid work 1567
10 Any other reason 169
-10 No answer/Does not apply 116752
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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.