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Labour Force Survey, 2008
LFS-Q4, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Spain, 2008
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ESP_2008_LFS-Q4_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics (INE), IPUMS
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Reason not seeking employment (ES2008K_NBUSCA)

Data file: ESP2008_LFS-Q4-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 332
End: 332
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
11. [If D4 = 6]
<br />What is the main reason you did not want to be employed? NBUSCA
<br />[If D4 != 6]
<br />What is the main reason you have not searched for employment in the last 4 weeks? NBUSCA</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 You think you will be unable to find a job (only appears if D4=1) [Go to box before 13]<br />[] 2 Affected by a labor force reduction plan Go to box before 13 [Go to box before 13]<br />[] 3 Disease or own disability [Go to box before 13]<br />[] 4 Care of children and sick adults, disabled or elderly<br />[] 5 You have other family or personal responsibilities [Go to box before 13]<br />[] 6 You are studying or receiving training [Go to box before 13]<br />[] 7 You are retired [Go to box before 13]<br />[] 8 Other reasons (specify: ____) [Go to box before 13]<br />[] 0 Unknown [Go to box before 13]</div>
Categories
Value Category
Don't know
1 You think you will not find it
2 Affected by a labor force reduction plan
3 Disease or own disability
4 Care of children and sick adults, disabled or elderly
5 With other family or personal responsibilities
6 Studying or receiving training
7 Retired
8 Other reasons
9 NIU (not in universe)
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates the unemployed person's reason for not seeking employment.
Universe
Spain 2008 Q4 LFS: Unemployed persons not seeking employment

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