Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableNOLOWA08
LabelReasons not looking for work in last 4 weeks 8
Question text May I just check, what were the reasons you did not look for work (in the last 4 weeks)? Response 8
Responses
1 Waiting for job app. results ET asst 0
2 Student 0
3 Looking after family home 0
4 Temporarily sick or injured 0
5 Long-term sick or disabled 0
6 Believes no jobs available 0
7 Not yet started looking 0
8 Doesnt need employment 0
9 Retired from paid work 0
10 Any other reason 0
-9 Does not apply 97274
-8 No answer 0
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.