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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2016 - December 2017

Variable Details

VariableCLIMS142
LabelWhether claiming unemployment related benefit
Responses
1 Contributory JSA only 6
2 Income based JSA only 18
3 Both contributory and income based JSA 3
4 JSA type not stated 7
5 National Insurance credits 2
6 Universal Credit for looking for work only 4
7 Contributory JSA and UC looking for work 0
8 Not claiming unemployment related benefits 4203
-9 Does not apply 92
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2016 - December 2017
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