SINGLE MEASURE

Unemployed due to caring responsibilities

Sweep Title: 2013
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?

Response scale

1 Unemployed/looking for work
2 Student/training
3 Looking after family/home/children
4 Caring for a disabled or elderly person
5 Temporarily sick or disabled
6 Long term sick or disabled
7 Didn’t need employment
8 Retired
9 Made redundant
10 Other reason

Participant age 16 - 120
Starts January 2013
Ends January 2014
Provision OR Receipt OR Need? Provision;
Informant: Participant
Multiple rater? No
Reporting Term Current
Standard instrument? No
Measure ID lfs-2484