SINGLE MEASURE

Caring responsibilities limiting 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?

May I just ask, is this because suitable care services…

Response scale

Part 1:
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

Part 2:
for children are not available or affordable?
for ill, disabled or elderly adults are not available or affordable
Care facilities do not influence your decision to not look for work?

Participant age 16 - 120
Starts January 2021
Ends January 2022
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID lfs-2436