Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2010-2011

Variable Details

Variablelnunemp
LabelHow long altogether have you been out of work, but wanting work in this current period of unemployment?
Question text How long altogether have you been out of work, but wanting work in this current period of unemployment, that is since any time you may have spent on the YTP or any other government training scheme?
Responses
1 less than a week 6
2 1 week but less than 1 month 12
3 1 month but less than 3 months 22
4 3 months but less than 6 months 22
5 6 months but less then 12 months 31
6 12 months but less than 2 years 50
7 2 years but less than 3 years 30
8 3 years but less than 5 years 15
9 5 years or more 75
98 Refusal 0
99 Don't Know 0
-3 Refused 2
-1 Dont Know 2
Sysmiss 4967
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2010-2011
UniversePrivate households in Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;The CHS is based on a systematic random sample of 4,500 addresses drawn each year from the Land and Property Services AgencyGÇÖs (LPSA) list of domestic addresses. The LPSA addresses are sorted by district council and ward, so the sample is effectively stratified geographically. Data is collected by personal interview using CAPI, and the interviews are spread equally over the 12 months from April to March.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected annually.