Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2009

Variable Details

Variableoycirc
LabelEmployment situation 12 months ago
Responses
1 Working in paid job or business 43713
2 Laid off, short time at firm 40
3 Unemployed, actively seeking work 1727
4 Special govt sheme 40
5 Unpaid work for self or relative 104
6 Full time student 4566
7 Looking after family or home 4719
8 Temporarily sick or injured 269
9 Long term sick or disabled 3922
10 Retired 19564
11 None of these 1004
-9 Does not apply 38202
-8 No answer 99
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2009
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.