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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableNOLOWA05
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 5.
Responses
1 Waiting for job app. results/ ET ass't 0
2 Student 1
3 Looking after family / home 0
4 Temporarily sick or injured 0
5 Long-term sick or disabled 0
6 Believes no jobs available 2
7 Not yet started looking 1
8 Doesn't need employment 7
9 Retired from paid work 13
10 Any other reason 3
-10 No answer/Does not apply 120802
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.
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