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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2021

Variable Details

VariableBEFOR
LabelActivity before starting to look for work
Question text What were you doing before you started to look for paid work, were you... working, in full-time education or training or on a government scheme, looking after the family or home or were you doing something else?
Responses
1 Working 661
2 In FT education/ training on a gov. scheme 471
3 Looking after the family/home 327
4 Doing something else 260
-9 Does not apply 85068
-8 No answer 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2021
Interviewer InstructionsCode one only (Main activity)
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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