Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablenreason
LabelBackground: Main reason you did not seek any work in the last 4 weeks, or would not be able to start in the next 2 weeks
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 next 2 weeks)?
Responses
1 Student 8
2 Looking after family/home 69
3 Caring for elderly or disabled person full-time 23
4 Temporarily sick or injured 12
5 Long-term sick or disabled 72
6 Retired from paid work 283
7 Other reasons 15
8 Don't know 0
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
-1 Skip, in work or willing to start work or government trainin 720
9 Refused/not answered 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2010
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2010.
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles