Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variablelnunemp
LabelHow long altogether have you been out of work, but wanting work in this current period of unemployment?
Question text How long altogether have you been out of work, but wanting work in this current period of unemployment, that is since any time you may have spent on the YTP or any other government training scheme?
Responses
1 less than a week 3
2 1 week but less than 1 month 9
3 1 month but less than 3 months 18
4 3 months but less than 6 months 24
5 6 months but less then 12 months 28
6 12 months but less than 2 years 15
7 2 years but less than 3 years 12
8 3 years but less than 5 years 14
9 5 years or more 41
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 4575
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2008-2009
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.