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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2015

Variable Details

VariableUNDY983
LabelReasons for not looking for additional job - 3
Question text May I just check, why were you not looking for a job with longer hours or for an additional job? Response 3
Responses
1 Would like to work longer hours in existing job 2
2 Feel there is no work available given quals/experience 8
3 Believe that no work is available nearby 52
4 Waiting results of exams taken 2
5 Waiting results of job application 2
6 Waiting outcome for starting a business 0
7 Health problems 2
8 Do not want to look for work immediately 9
9 Other reason 14
-9 Does not apply 91527
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY PROMPT AS NECESSARY 97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
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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