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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Omnibus Survey, Tobacco Consumption Module, September, October, November and December 2006 and January, February, March, April, June and July 2007

Variable Details

VariableYInAct
LabelMain reason not looking for work
Question text What was the main reason you did not seek any work in the last 4 weeks/would not be able to start in the next 2 weeks?
Responses
1 Student 15
2 Looking after the family/home 76
3 Taking a career break 3
4 Temporarily sick or injured 7
5 Long-term sick or disabled 47
6 Retired from paid work 278
7 None of these 19
8 Refused 0
9 Don't know 0
Sysmiss 652
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Omnibus Survey, Tobacco Consumption Module, September, October, November and December 2006 and January, February, March, April, June and July 2007
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;Adults;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study, monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles
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