Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 229 days ago
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
The primary purpose of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is "providing good quality point in time and change estimates for various labour market outputs and related topics” (National Statistics Quality Review (NSQR) of Labour Force Survey 2014). The labour market covers all aspects of people"s work, including the education and training needed to equip them for work, the jobs themselves, job-search for those out of work and income from work and benefits. Output from the LFS is quarterly since 1992. Each quarter’s sample is made up of 5 waves. The sample is made up of approximately 40,000 responding UK households and 100,000 individuals per quarter. Respondents are interviewed for 5 successive waves at 3-monthly intervals and 20% of the sample is replaced every quarter. The LFS is intended to be representative of the entire population of the UK. This dataset is the lognitudinal LFS data
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom
Typical Age Range:
16-150
Follow Up:
Other
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Study
Sources:
Electronic survey
Collection Situations:
Other
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Quarterly
Distribution Release Date:
10 November 2020
Start Date:
01 January 2002
Time Lag:
2-6 months
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Access Service:
The Office for National Statistics Secure Research Service (SRS) gives
accredited researchers secure access to de-identified, unpublished data in order
to work on research projects for the public good. Most datasets are available to
access through remote access to the SRS. In some instances, the data can only be
accessed from an approved safe setting. For more information,visit:
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/whatwedo/statistics/requestingstatistics/approvedresearcherscheme
Access Request Cost:
Available at no cost at the point of use
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-GBN
Data Controller:
Office for National Statistics
Data Processor:
Office for National Statistics
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
Research use only
Data Use Requirements:
- Ethics approval required
- Institution-specific restrictions
- Not for profit use
- Publication required
Resource Creators:
Office for National Statistics
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
Languages:
en
Formats:
STATA
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Approximately 28,000 individuals have been surveyed for the two-quarter longitudinal datasets
28000
count
10 November 2020