Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableOYCIRC
LabelEmployment situation 12 months ago
Question text I should (also) like to ask you now about your situation twelve months ago, that is in [date], Were you... working in a paid job or business, laid off or on short time at firm, unemployed, actively seeking work, on a special government scheme, doing unpaid work for your or a relative, a full-time student or pupil, looking after the family or home, temporarily sick or injured, long-term sick or disabled, retired from paid work?
Responses
1 Working in paid job or business 36825
2 Laid off, short time at firm 33
3 Unemployed, actively seeking work 2173
4 Special govt sheme 30
5 Unpaid work for self or relative 94
6 Full time student 4192
7 Looking after family or home 3982
8 Temporarily sick or injured 249
9 Long term sick or disabled 3221
10 Retired 13236
11 None of these 823
-9 Does not apply 32341
-8 No answer 75
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1ST THAT APPLIES
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.