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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2009

Variable Details

VariableJSADUR
LabelHow long claiming JSA or NI credits
Question text ...and how long have you been claiming Job Seeker's Allowance and/or NI Credits?
Responses
1 Less than 1 month 184
2 1 month but less than 3 months 378
3 3 months but less than 6 months 429
4 6 months but less than 12 months 448
5 12 months but less than 18 months 255
6 18 months but less than 2 years 80
7 2 years but less than 3 years 104
8 3 years but less than 4 years 59
9 4 years but less than 5 years 30
10 5 years 121
-10 No answer/Does not apply 112106
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2009
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 April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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