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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 2016 -2017

Variable Details

VariableNREASON
LabelMain reason not seek any work in the last 4 weeks/not be able to start in the next 2 weeks
Question text What was the MAIN reason you did not seek any work in the last 4 weeks, or would not be able to start in the next 2 weeks?
Responses
0 Question not asked 0
1 student 79
2 looking after family/home 205
3 temporarily sick or injured 18
4 long-term sick or disabled 266
5 retired from paid work 905
6 other reasons 46
7 waiting to take up job 6
-3 Refused 0
-1 Don't Know 0
Sysmiss 1737
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 2016 -2017
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected annually
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Primary Set
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