Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2016

Variable Details

VariableYSTART
LabelReason not able to start work within 2 weeks
Question text Why would you not have been able to start within 2 weeks?
Responses
1 Must complete education 443
2 Cannot leave present job within 2 weeks 1114
3 Looking after family or home 699
4 Temp sick or injured 129
5 Long-term sick or disabled 734
6 Other reason 423
-9 Does not apply 84863
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsCode main reason only
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly