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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableUNDY981
LabelReason not looking for addt 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 Would like to work longer hours in existing job 3859
2 Feel that there is no work available given qualifications an 90
3 Believe that no work is available nearby 165
4 Waiting for the results of examinations already taken 20
5 Waiting for the results of job application 21
6 Waiting for the outcome of measures to start up a business 2
7 Have health problems 51
8 Do not want to look for work immediately 150
9 Other reason 525
-9 Does not apply 97122
-8 No answer 15
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY PROMPT AS NECESSARY 97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99 Value label 2 = Feel(s) there is no work available given qualifications and/or experience
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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