Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2015

Variable Details

VariableOOBEN
LabelMain reason those not in employment are claiming out-of-work benefits
Responses
1 Job seeker 855
2 Sick, injured or disabled 2420
3 Lone parent 600
4 Carer 696
5 Claiming other out-of-work benefits 773
6 Claiming other benefits only 7956
7 Not claiming any benefits 7786
-9 Does not apply 78152
-8 No answer 35
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2015
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 TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.