SINGLE MEASURE

Caring responsibilities - reason for not being in employment

Sweep Title: 2022
Dataset: Labour Force Survey (LFS)

Question(s)

What was the main reason why you were not in paid employment or self- employed at that time [if not in paid employment before starting current job]?

Response scale

Unemployed/looking for work Student/training
Looking after family/home/children Caring for a disabled or elderly person Temporarily sick or disabled
Long term sick or disabled Didn’t need employment Retired
Made redundant
Other reason

Participant age 16 - 120
Starts January 2022
Ends January 2023
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID lfs-2432