Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variablenreason
LabelWhat was the main reason you did not seek work in the last 4 weeks, or would not be able to start in the next 2 weeks?
Responses
1 student 18
2 looking after family/home 91
3 temporarily sick or injured 3
4 long-term sick or disabled 8
5 retired from paid work 32
6 other reasons 8
8 Refusal 0
9 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 4579
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.