Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablea200
LabelEmployment status (FES definition)
Responses
0 Not recorded 2763
1 Employee 5212
2 Self-employed or employer 789
3 Out of employment, seeking work within last 4 weeks & availa 481
4 Out of employment, waiting to start a job already obtained 17
5 Sick or injured 483
6 Retired including Job Release Scheme 2603
7 Unoccupied 1069
8 Government scheme trainee 6
Sysmiss 11
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2011
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2011.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Due to funding constraints, from January 2010 the Northern Ireland (NI) sample used for the LCF will be reduced to a sample proportionate to the NI population relative to the UK.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS.