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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variablewhyinact
LabelWhat was the main reason you were not looking for work last week?
Question text There are many reason why people can't or don't seek work, so may I just check, what was the MAIN reason you were not looking for work last week?
Responses
1 On Government training/employment scheme 4
2 Student 51
3 Long-term sick or disabled 262
4 temporarily sick or injured 13
5 Looking after family/home 361
6 Retired from paid work 832
7 Doesnt want/need employment 14
8 Believes no jobs available 10
9 Not yet started looking 8
10 Other reason 21
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 3163
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.
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