Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2010

Variable Details

Variableoycirc
LabelEmployment situation 12 months ago
Question text I should (also) like to ask you now about your situation 12 months ago, that is in [date], were you... working in a paid job or business, laid off, or on short time at firm, unemployed, actively seeking work, on a special government scheme, doing unpaid work for yourself or a relative, a full-time student or pupil, looking after the family or home, temporarily sick or injured, long-term sick or disabled, retired from paid work?
Responses
1 Working in paid job or business 42144
2 Laid off, short time at firm 77
3 Unemployed, actively seeking work 2546
4 Special govt sheme 37
5 Unpaid work for self or relative 109
6 Full time student 4845
7 Looking after family or home 4477
8 Temporarily sick or injured 296
9 Long term sick or disabled 3921
10 Retired 18983
11 None of these 947
-9 Does not apply 36483
-8 No answer 105
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1ST THAT APPLIES
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.