Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2023

Variable Details

VariableNOLWM
LabelMain reason not looking for work
Question text May I just check, what was the main reason you did not look for work (in the last 4 weeks)?
Responses
1 Waiting for the results/ being assessed by an ET agent 21
2 Student 1246
3 Looking after family home 1059
4 Temporarily sick or injured 92
5 Long-term sick or disabled 1965
6 Believes no jobs available 18
7 Not yet started looking 102
8 Doesn't need employment 325
9 Retired from paid work 3502
10 Any other reason 229
-9 Does not apply 37525
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2023
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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.