Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2011

Variable Details

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LabelMain reason for not being in paid employment or self-employed
Question text What was the main reason why you were not in paid employment or self-employment at that time?
Responses
1 Unemployed/looking for work 1265
2 Student/training 1083
3 Looking after family/home/children 281
4 Caring for a disabled or elderly person 13
5 Temporarily sick or disabled 34
6 Long term sick or disabled 29
7 Didn't need employment 33
8 Retired 84
9 Made redundant 128
10 Other 147
-9 Does not apply 103104
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2011
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.;Households;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.