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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2011

Variable Details

VariableNOLOWA03
LabelReasons not looking for work in last 4 weeks 3
Question text May I just check, what were the reasons you did not look for work (in the last 4 weeks)? Response 3.
Responses
1 Waiting for job app. results/ ET ass't 0
2 Student 5
3 Looking after family / home 33
4 Temporarily sick or injured 8
5 Long-term sick or disabled 37
6 Believes no jobs available 95
7 Not yet started looking 113
8 Doesn't need employment 341
9 Retired from paid work 436
10 Any other reason 70
-10 No answer/Does not apply 105505
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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