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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2015

Variable Details

VariableNOLOWA01
LabelReasons not looking for work in last 4 weeks 1
Question text May I just check, what were the reasons you did not look for work (in the last 4 weeks)? Response 1
Responses
1 Waiting for the results/ being assessed by an ET agent 38
2 Student 2936
3 Looking after family home 3910
4 Temporarily sick or injured 278
5 Long-term sick or disabled 3267
6 Believes no jobs available 82
7 Not yet started looking 179
8 Doesn't need employment 986
9 Retired from paid work 5216
10 Any other reason 460
-9 Does not apply 74257
-8 No answer 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly
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