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dc.creatorNorthern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Central Survey Uniten
dc.creatorOffice of Population Censuses and Surveys, Social Survey Divisionen
dc.date2000-01-20T00:00:00Zen
dc.identifier3936-
dc.identifier10.5255/UKDA-SN-3936-1-
dc.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3936-1-
dc.identifier.urihttps://t2-4.bsc.es/jspui/handle/123456789/65612*
dc.description<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><p><strong>Background</strong><br>The&nbsp;<em>Labour Force Survey</em> (LFS) is a unique source of information using international definitions of employment and unemployment and economic inactivity, together with a wide range of related topics such as occupation, training, hours of work and personal characteristics of household members aged 16 years and over. It is used to inform social, economic and employment policy. The LFS was first conducted biennially from 1973-1983. Between 1984 and 1991 the survey was carried out annually and consisted of a quarterly survey conducted throughout the year and a 'boost' survey in the spring quarter (data were then collected seasonally). From 1992 quarterly data were made available, with a quarterly sample size approximately equivalent to that of the previous annual data. The survey then became known as the <em>Quarterly Labour Force Survey</em> (QLFS). From December 1994, data gathering for Northern Ireland moved to a full quarterly cycle to match the rest of the country, so the QLFS then covered the whole of the UK (though some additional annual Northern Ireland LFS datasets are also held at the UK Data Archive). Further information on the background to the QLFS may be found in the documentation.<br><br><strong>Household datasets</strong><br>Up to 2015, the LFS household datasets were produced twice a year (April-June and October-December) from the corresponding quarter's individual-level data. From January 2015 onwards, they are now produced each quarter alongside the main QLFS. The household datasets include all the usual variables found in the individual-level datasets, with the exception of those relating to income, and are intended to facilitate the analysis of the economic activity patterns of whole households. It is recommended that the existing individual-level LFS datasets continue to be used for any analysis at individual level, and that the LFS household datasets be used for analysis involving household or family-level data. From January 2011, a pseudonymised household identifier variable (HSERIALP) is also included in the main quarterly LFS dataset instead.<br><br><strong>Change to coding of missing values for household series</strong><br>From 1996-2013, all missing values in the household datasets were set to one '-10' category instead of the separate '-8' and '-9' categories. For that period, the ONS introduced a new imputation process for the LFS household datasets and it was necessary to code the missing values into one new combined category ('-10'), to avoid over-complication. This was also in line with the Annual Population Survey household series of the time. The change was applied to the back series during 2010 to ensure continuity for analytical purposes. From 2013 onwards, the -8 and -9 categories have been reinstated.<br><br><strong>LFS Documentation</strong><br>The documentation available from the Archive to accompany LFS datasets largely consists of the latest version of each volume alongside the appropriate questionnaire for the year concerned. However, LFS volumes are updated periodically by ONS, so users are advised to check the ONS <a title="Labour Force Survey User Guidance" href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/labourforcesurveyuserguidance">LFS User Guidance</a> page before commencing analysis.<br><br><strong>Additional data derived from the QLFS</strong><br>The Archive also holds further QLFS series: End User Licence (EUL) quarterly datasets; Secure Access datasets (see below); two-quarter and five-quarter longitudinal datasets; quarterly, annual and ad hoc module datasets compiled for Eurostat; and some additional annual Northern Ireland datasets.<br><br><strong>End User Licence and Secure Access QLFS Household datasets</strong><br>Users should note that there are two discrete versions of the QLFS household datasets. One is available under the standard End User Licence (EUL) agreement, and the other is a Secure Access version. Secure Access household datasets for the QLFS are available from 2009 onwards, and include additional, detailed variables not included in the standard EUL versions. Extra variables that typically can be found in the Secure Access versions but not in the EUL versions relate to: geography; date of birth, including day; education and training; household and family characteristics; employment; unemployment and job hunting; accidents at work and work-related health problems; nationality, national identity and country of birth; occurrence of learning difficulty or disability; and benefits. For full details of variables included, see data dictionary documentation. The Secure Access version (see SN 7674) has more restrictive access conditions than those made available under the standard EUL. Prospective users will need to gain ONS Accredited Researcher status, complete an extra application form and demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the additional variables. Users are strongly advised to first obtain the standard EUL version of the data to see if they are sufficient for their research requirements.<br><br><strong>Changes to variables in QLFS Household EUL datasets</strong><br>In order to further protect respondent confidentiality, ONS have made some changes to variables available in the EUL datasets. From July-September 2015 onwards, 4-digit industry class is available for main job only, meaning that 3-digit industry group is the most detailed level available for second and last job.<br><br><strong>Review of imputation methods for LFS Household data - changes to missing values</strong><br>A review of the imputation methods used in LFS Household and Family analysis resulted in a change from the January-March 2015 quarter onwards. It was no longer considered appropriate to impute any personal characteristic variables (e.g. religion, ethnicity, country of birth, nationality, national identity, etc.) using the LFS donor imputation method. This method is primarily focused to ensure the 'economic status' of all individuals within a household is known, allowing analysis of the combined economic status of households. This means that from 2015 larger amounts of missing values ('-8'/-9') will be present in the data for these personal characteristic variables than before. Therefore if users need to carry out any time series analysis of households/families which also includes personal characteristic variables covering this time period, then it is advised to filter off 'ioutcome=3' cases from all periods to remove this inconsistent treatment of non-responders.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Occupation data for 2021 and 2022 data files<br></strong>The ONS have identified an issue with the collection of some occupational data in 2021 and 2022 data files in a number of their surveys. While they estimate any impacts will be small overall, this will affect the accuracy of the breakdowns of some detailed (four-digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)) occupations, and data derived from them. None of ONS' headline statistics, other than those directly sourced from occupational data, are affected and you can continue to rely on their accuracy. For further information on this issue, please see:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/occupationaldatainonssurveys">https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/occupationaldatainonssurveys</a>.</p>en
dc.description<B>Main Topics</B>:<BR>The LFS household datasets cover:<ul><li>characteristics of the household: number of people of working age; number of people over working age; number of children aged 0 to 4; number of children aged 5 to 15; number of dependent children (i.e. those in full-time education) aged 16 to 18</li><li>economic activity in the household: number of people in employment; number of people in full-time employment; number of people in part-time employment; unemployed; economically inactive; students; sick or disabled; economically inactive but would like to work and are not seeking work because they do not believe there is work available ('discouraged workers'); care of dependants</li></ul>en
dc.languageen-
dc.rights<a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/" target="_blank">© Crown copyright</a>. The use of these data is subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">UK Data Service End User Licence Agreement</a>. Additional restrictions may also apply.en
dc.subjectABSENTEEISMen
dc.subjectACCIDENTSen
dc.subjectAGEen
dc.subjectALLERGIESen
dc.subjectANXIETYen
dc.subjectAPPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectAPPOINTMENT TO JOBen
dc.subjectAPPRENTICESHIPen
dc.subjectATTITUDESen
dc.subjectBURGLARYen
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESen
dc.subjectCARE OF DEPENDANTSen
dc.subjectCHILDRENen
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSen
dc.subjectCOMMUTINGen
dc.subjectCONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectCRIME AND SECURITYen
dc.subjectCRIME VICTIMSen
dc.subjectDANGEROUS MATERIALSen
dc.subjectDAY RELEASE COURSESen
dc.subjectDEGREESen
dc.subjectDEPRESSIONen
dc.subjectDIABETESen
dc.subjectDIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERSen
dc.subjectDISABLED PERSONSen
dc.subjectDISEASESen
dc.subjectDISMISSALen
dc.subjectDISTANCE LEARNINGen
dc.subjectDOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIESen
dc.subjectDOMESTIC SAFETYen
dc.subjectEARLY RETIREMENTen
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITYen
dc.subjectECONOMIC VALUEen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL COURSESen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL FEESen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL FINANCEen
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSen
dc.subjectELDERLYen
dc.subjectEMPLOYEESen
dc.subjectEMPLOYER-SPONSORED TRAININGen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT HISTORYen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMESen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SERVICESen
dc.subjectENDOCRINE DISORDERSen
dc.subjectEPILEPSYen
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPSen
dc.subjectEVENING SCHOOLSen
dc.subjectEXAMINATIONSen
dc.subjectEXPECTATIONen
dc.subjectFAMILIESen
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERSen
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORTen
dc.subjectFIRE-FIGHTING SERVICESen
dc.subjectFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONen
dc.subjectGENDERen
dc.subjectHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDen
dc.subjectHEARING IMPAIRMENTSen
dc.subjectHIGHER EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectHOME BUYINGen
dc.subjectHOME OWNERSHIPen
dc.subjectHOME SHARINGen
dc.subjectHOSPITAL SERVICESen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITYen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD'S OCCUPATIONen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD'S PLACE OF BIRTHen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDSen
dc.subjectHOUSINGen
dc.subjectHOUSING AGEen
dc.subjectHOUSING CONDITIONSen
dc.subjectHOUSING TENUREen
dc.subjectIMMIGRATIONen
dc.subjectIN-SERVICE TRAININGen
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL INJURIESen
dc.subjectINDUSTRIESen
dc.subjectINJURIESen
dc.subjectINSURANCEen
dc.subjectINTRUDER ALARM SYSTEMSen
dc.subjectINVOLUNTARY SHORT TIME WORKINGen
dc.subjectJOB CHANGINGen
dc.subjectJOB HUNTINGen
dc.subjectJOB VACANCIESen
dc.subjectLABOUR DISPUTESen
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCEen
dc.subjectLABOUR MIGRATIONen
dc.subjectLABOUR MOBILITYen
dc.subjectLANDLORDSen
dc.subjectLEAVEen
dc.subjectLEGAL PROCEDUREen
dc.subjectRECREATIONAL EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectLOCKSen
dc.subjectMANAGERSen
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUSen
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVEen
dc.subjectMEDICAL CAREen
dc.subjectMEDICAL DIAGNOSISen
dc.subjectMENTAL DISORDERSen
dc.subjectMORTGAGESen
dc.subjectMUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASESen
dc.subjectNATIONALITYen
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL DISEASESen
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONSen
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL SAFETYen
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONAL TRAININGen
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONSen
dc.subjectONE-PARENT FAMILIESen
dc.subjectHOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICESen
dc.subjectOVERTIMEen
dc.subjectPART-TIME COURSESen
dc.subjectPART-TIME EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectPATIENTSen
dc.subjectPLACE OF BIRTHen
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCEen
dc.subjectPOLICINGen
dc.subjectPOLICE SERVICESen
dc.subjectPOPULATION MIGRATIONen
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONSen
dc.subjectQUALIFICATIONSen
dc.subjectRECRUITMENTen
dc.subjectREDUNDANCYen
dc.subjectREDUNDANCY PAYen
dc.subjectRENTED ACCOMMODATIONen
dc.subjectRESCUE SERVICESen
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYen
dc.subjectRESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASESen
dc.subjectRETIREMENTen
dc.subjectROAD ACCIDENTSen
dc.subjectSAFETY EQUIPMENTen
dc.subjectSANDWICH COURSESen
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYEDen
dc.subjectSHIFT WORKen
dc.subjectSICK LEAVEen
dc.subjectSICK PAYen
dc.subjectSICK PERSONSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL CLASSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL HOUSINGen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONSen
dc.subjectSOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUSen
dc.subjectSPOUSESen
dc.subjectSPOUSE'S ECONOMIC ACTIVITYen
dc.subjectSPOUSE'S OCCUPATIONen
dc.subjectSPOUSE'S PLACE OF BIRTHen
dc.subjectSTUDENTSen
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectSUPERVISORSen
dc.subjectTEMPORARY EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectTENANTS' HOME PURCHASINGen
dc.subjectTERMINATION OF SERVICEen
dc.subjectTHEFTen
dc.subjectTHEFT PROTECTIONen
dc.subjectTIED HOUSINGen
dc.subjectTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPen
dc.subjectTRAININGen
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTRESen
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSESen
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYEDen
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSen
dc.subjectUNFURNISHED ACCOMMODATIONen
dc.subjectVISION IMPAIRMENTSen
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONSen
dc.subjectHOURS OF WORKen
dc.subject1990en
dc.titleLabour Force Survey Household Dataset, 1990en
dc.typeDataseten
dc.coverageUnited Kingdomen
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