Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableNOLOWA01
LabelReasons not looking for work in last 4 weeks 1
Question text May I just check, what were the reasons you did not look for work (in the last 4 weeks)? Response 1
Responses
1 Waiting for job app. results ET asst 43
2 Student 3312
3 Looking after family home 4259
4 Temporarily sick or injured 264
5 Long-term sick or disabled 3658
6 Believes no jobs available 150
7 Not yet started looking 199
8 Doesnt need employment 919
9 Retired from paid work 5850
10 Any other reason 417
-9 Does not apply 78195
-8 No answer 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
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.