Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableUNDY981
LabelReasons for not looking for additional job 1
Question text May I just check, why were you not looking for a job with longer hours or for an additional job? Response 1
Responses
1 Like to work longer hrs in existing job 3333
2 Feel no wk avail given qualsexperience 76
3 Believe that no work is available 137
4 Waiting results of exams taken 15
5 Waiting results of job application 18
6 Waiting outcome for starting a business 2
7 Health problems 45
8 Do not want to lk for wrk immediately 131
9 Other reason 450
-9 Does not apply 93054
-8 No answer 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY PROMPT AS NECESSARY 97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
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.