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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2012

Variable Details

VariableBEFOR
LabelActivity before started looking for work
Question text What were you doing before you started to look for paid work, were you... working, in full-time education or training or on a government scheme, looking after the family or home or were you doing something else?
Responses
1 Working 1748
2 In FT ed or training or on scheme 1266
3 Looking after family or home 731
4 Doing something else 442
-9 Does not apply 95713
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCode subject area(s) studied in qualification If combined subject in one subject area code 1 only. If combined subject in more than one subject area code up to 12.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly
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