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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2014

Variable Details

VariableNOLOWA02
LabelReasons not looking for work in last 4 weeks 2
Question text May I just check, what were the reasons you did not look for work (in the last 4 weeks)? Response 2
Responses
1 Waiting for job app. results ET asst 2
2 Student 30
3 Looking after family home 386
4 Temporarily sick or injured 80
5 Long-term sick or disabled 516
6 Believes no jobs available 210
7 Not yet started looking 452
8 Doesnt need employment 1029
9 Retired from paid work 1516
10 Any other reason 187
-9 Does not apply 95644
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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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