Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2012

Variable Details

Variableleftm
LabelMonth left last job
Question text Which month in that year did you leave?
Responses
1 January 1010
2 February 813
3 March 1073
4 April 938
5 May 924
6 June 1759
7 July 1157
8 August 1174
9 September 1206
10 October 899
11 November 928
12 December 1304
-9 Does not apply 93591
-8 No answer 447
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsExclude casual/holiday work.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All 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.
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
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS secondary setting GSS Harmonised Principles