Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableCONPRR
LabelMain reason for not being in paid employment or self-employed
Question text What was the main reason why you were not in paid employment or self-employed at that time?
Responses
1 Unemployedlooking for work 1121
2 Studenttraining 954
3 Looking after familyhomechildren 252
4 Caring for a disabled or elderly person 13
5 Temporarily sick or disabled 30
6 Long term sick or disabled 27
7 Didnt need employment 17
8 Retired 66
9 Made redundant 95
10 Other 131
-9 Does not apply 94567
-8 No answer 1
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.