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Labour Force Survey (Longitudinal)

Population Size

28,000

People

Years

2002

Associated BioSamples

None/not available

Geographic coverage

United Kingdom

Lead time

1-2 months

Summary

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).

Documentation

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
Dataset type
Health and disease
Dataset sub-type
Not applicable
Dataset population size
28000
Associated media
https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/methodologies/labourforcesurveylfsqmi

Keywords

employment, education, economic activity, NCS, National Core Study, COVID-19

Observations

Observed Node
Disambiguating Description
Measured Value
Measured Property
Observation Date

Persons

Approximately 28,000 individuals have been surveyed for the two-quarter longitudinal datasets

28000

count

10 Nov 2020

Provenance

Purpose of dataset collection
Study
Source of data extraction
Electronic survey
Collection source setting
Other
Image contrast
Not stated
Biological sample availability
None/not available

Structural Metadata

Details

Publishing frequency
Quarterly
Version
5.0.0
Modified

08/10/2024

Distribution release date

10/11/2020

Citation Requirements
Office for National Statistics

Coverage

Start date

01/01/2002

Time lag
2-6 months
Geographic coverage
United Kingdom
Minimum age range
16
Maximum age range
150
Follow-up
Other

Accessibility

Language
en
Controlled vocabulary
LOCAL
Format
STATA

Data Access Request

Dataset pipeline status
Not available
Access rights
https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/whatwedo/statistics/requestingstatistics/approvedresearcherscheme
Time to dataset access
1-2 months
Access request cost
Available at no cost at the point of use
Access method category
Direct access
Access service description

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

Jurisdiction
GB-GBN
Data use limitation
Research use only
Data use requirements
Ethics approval required,Institution-specific restrictions,Not for profit use,Publication required
Data Controller
Office for National Statistics
Data Processor
Office for National Statistics

Dataset Types: Health and disease

Collection Sources: Other