Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableNOLWM
LabelMain reason not looking for work in last
Question text May I just check, what was the main reason you did not look for work (in the last 4 weeks)?
Responses
1 Waiting for job app. results ET asst 36
2 Student 3243
3 Looking after family home 3658
4 Temporarily sick or injured 250
5 Long-term sick or disabled 3707
6 Believes no jobs available 128
7 Not yet started looking 168
8 Doesnt need employment 488
9 Retired from paid work 6911
10 Any other reason 482
-9 Does not apply 78203
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
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.