Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2017

Variable Details

VariableOYCIRC
LabelEmployment situation 12 months ago
Question text I should (also) like to ask you now about your situation twelve months ago, that is in [date], Were you... 1 Working in a paid job or business? 2 Laid off or on short time at firm? 3 Unemployed, actively seeking work? 4 On a special government scheme? 5 Doing unpaid work for your or a relative? 6 A full-time student or pupil? 7 Looking after the family or home? 8 Temporarily sick or injured? 9 Long-term sick or disabled? 10 Retired from paid work?
Responses
1 Working in paid job or business 36205
2 Laid off, short time at firm 50
3 Unemployed, actively seeking work 1190
4 Special govt sheme 16
5 Unpaid work for self or relative 89
6 Full time student 4158
7 Looking after family or home 3256
8 Temporarily sick or injured 232
9 Long term sick or disabled 2786
10 Retired 12394
11 None of these 1144
-9 Does not apply 30691
-8 No answer 89
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1st THAT APPLIES
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.;Households;National
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.