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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, April - June, 2024

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? 11 None of these
Responses
1 Working in paid job or business 21537
2 Laid off, short time at firm 12
3 Unemployed, actively seeking work 441
4 Special govt sheme 4
5 Unpaid work for self or relative 59
6 Full time student 2126
7 Looking after family or home 1479
8 Temporarily sick or injured 143
9 Long term sick or disabled 2096
10 Retired 10088
11 None of these 828
-9 Does not apply 18556
-8 No answer 64
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, April - June, 2024
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1st THAT APPLIES
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.
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