Detailed file layout for the LFS Micro data file Variable Name/Label YEAR HHNO HOUSEHOLD NUMBER REGION
HHTYP TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD NOPER NUMBER OF PERSON...
Detailed file layout for the LFS Micro data file Variable Name/Label YEAR HHNO HOUSEHOLD NUMBER REGION
HHTYP TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD NOPER NUMBER OF PERSONS ESEX1 EMIGRANT 1: SEX
EAGE1 EMIGRANT 1: AGE
ECNRTY1 EMIGRANT 1: COUNTRY EMONTH1 EMIGRANT 1: MONTH EMIGRANT 2 EMIGRANT 3 EMIGRANT 4 EMIGRANT 5 EMIGRANT 6 LINE RELHH RELATIONSHIP TO HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
Category/Value Labels
1 Dublin City & County 2 Rest of East & South-East 3 South-West & Mid-West 4 North-East,North-West & Donegal 5 Midlands and West 1 PRIVATE 1 MALE 2 FEMALE 99 NOT STATED 1 0-14 2 15-24 3 25-44 4 45-64 5 65+' = 5 99 NOT STATED 1 UNITED KINGDOM 2 REST OF EU 3 OTHER DETAILS AS FOR EMIGRANT 1 DETAILS AS FOR EMIGRANT 1 DETAILS AS FOR EMIGRANT 1 DETAILS AS FOR EMIGRANT 1 DETAILS AS FOR EMIGRANT 1 1 HEAD 2 SPOUSE 3 CO-HABITING PARTNER 4 CHILD 5 PARENT/GRANDPARENT' 6 OTHER RELATIVE 7 NOT A RELATIVE 0 OTHER
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Variable Name/Label
Category/Value Labels
FAMSTAT FAMILY STATUS
1 HEAD FIRST FAMILY UNIT 2 SPOUSE FIRST FAMILY UNIT 3 CHILD FIRST FAMILY UNIT 4 HEAD SECOND FAMILY UNIT 5 SPOUSE SECOND FAMILY UNIT 6 CHILD SECOND FAMILY UNIT 7 HEAD THIRD FAMILY UNIT 8 SPOUSE THIRD FAMILY UNIT 9 CHILD THIRD FAMILY UNIT 0 OTHERS 99 NOT STATED 1 MALE 2 FEMALE 1 IRELAND 2 REST OF EU 3 OTHER 0 BORN IN IRELAND
SEX CNTRYBRT COUNRTY OF BIRTH
YEARRES YEAR TOOK UP RESIDENCE NATION NATIONALITY
RESYRAGO RESIDENCE ONE YEAR AGO
MTHARR MONTH OF ARRIVAL
BMARSTAT BROAD MARITAL STATUS
1 IRISH 2 EU COUNTRY 3 OTHER 1 HERE 2 OUTSIDE IRELAND 3 ELSEWHERE IN IRELAND (EXCLUDING NORTHERN IRELAND) 99 NOT STATED 1 JANUARY 2 FEBRUARY 3 MARCH 4 APRIL 5 MAY 6 JUNE 7 JULY 8 AUGUST 9 SEPTEMBER 10 OCTOBER 11 NOVEMBER 12 DECEMBER 99 NOT STATED 1 EVER-MARRIED 2 NEVER-MARRIED 99 NOT STATED
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Variable Name/Label
Category/Value Labels
MARSTAT MARITAL STATUS
0 NEVER MARRIED 1 WIDOWED 2 MARRIED OR REMARRIED 3 MARRIED BUT SEPARATED 99 NOT APPLICABLE OR NOT STATED 1 WORKING FOR PAYMENT OR PROFIT 2 LOOKING FOR FIRST REGULAR JOB 3 UNEMPLOYED HAVING LOST OR GIVEN UP PREVIOUS JOB 4 ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR WORK AFTER VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTION OF WORKING LIFE 5 STUDENT 6 ON HOME DUTIES 7 RETIRED 8 UNABLE TO WORK OWING TO PERMANENT SICKNESS OR DISABILITY 9 OTHER 99 NOT STATED REFER TO APPENDIX I FOR DESCRIPTION
USUALSIT PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC STATUS
USUALOCC USUAL OR FORMER OCCUPATION EXEMPSTA FORMER EMPLOYMENT STATUS
UNION STAFF TRADE UNION
SITYRAGO USUAL SITUATION ONE YEAR AGO
INDYRAGO INDUSTRY ONE YEAR AGO PBSYRAGO PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR ONE YEAR AGO
1 EMPLOYER 2 SELF-EMPLOYED 3 EMPLOYEE 4 ASSISTING RELATIVE 99 NOT STATED 1 YES 2 NO 99 NOT STATED 1 WORKING FOR PAYMENT OR PROFIT 2 LOOKING FOR FIRST REGULAR JOB 3 UNEMPLOYED HAVING LOST OR GIVEN UP PREVIOUS JOB 4 ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR WORK AFTER VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTION OF WORKING LIFE 5 STUDENT 6 ON HOME DUTIES 7 RETIRED 8 UNABLE TO WORK OWING TO PERMANENT SICKNESS OR DISABILITY 9 OTHER 99 NOT STATED REFER TO APPENDIX III FOR DESCRIPTION 1 PRIVATE SECTOR 2 PUBLIC SECTOR 99 NOT STATED
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Variable Name/Label
Category/Value Labels
EMPYRAGO EMPLOYMENT STATUS ONE YEAR AGO
1 EMPLOYER 2 SELF-EMPLOYED 3 EMPLOYEE 4 ASSISTING RELATIVE 99 NOT STATED 1 YES 2 NO 99 NOT STATED
WKDURYR ANY WORK DURING YEAR INJWORK INCUR INJURY AT WORK DYLSTINJ DAYS LOST THRU INJURY AT WORK ILLATWRK SUFFER ILLNESS AT WORK DYLSTILL DAYS LOST THRU ILLNESS AT WORK SITLSTWK SITUATION LAST WEEK
WHYNOWRK REASON NOT WORKING
JOBTYPE TYPE OF JOB
WHYPTTIM REASON FOR HAVING A PART TIME JOB
SECNDJOB SECOND JOB
1 WORKING FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR FOR PAYMENT OR PROFIT 2 ON LAY-OFF 3 WITH A JOB BUT NOT AT WORK 4 NEITHER WORKED NOR HAD A JOB 99NOT STATED 1 JOB IS NEW JOB TO START IN THE FUTURE 2 BAD WEATHER 3 SLACK WORK SHORT-TIME 4 LABOUR DISPUTE 5 EDUCATION OR TRAINING OUTSIDE PLACE OF WORK 6 OWN ILLNESS OR INJURY 7 MATERNITY LEAVE 8 HOLIDAYS 9 OTHER 99 NOT STATED 1 PRINCIPAL REGULAR FULL-TIME 2 PRINCIPAL REGULAR PART-TIME 3 OCCASIONAL OR SEASONAL FULL-TIME 4 OCCASIONAL OR SEASONAL PART-TIME 99 NOT STATED 1 IN EDUCATION OR TRAINING 2 OWN ILLNESS OR DISABILITY 3 DID NOT WANT A FULL-TIME JOB 4 COULD NOT FIND A FULL-TIME JOB 5 FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES 6 OTHER 99 NOT STATED 1 WITH A SECOND JOB 2 WITHOUT A SECOND JOB 99 NOT STATED
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Variable Name/Label
Category/Value Labels
OCC PRESENT OCCUPATION EMPSTAT PRESENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS
REFER TO APPENDIX 1 FOR DESCRIPTION 1 EMPLOYER 2 SELF-EMPLOYED 3 EMPLOYEE 4 ASSISTING RELATIVE 99 NOT STATED REFER TO APPENDIX III FOR DESCRIPTION 1 PRIVATE SECTOR 2 PUBLIC SECTOR 3 NOT STATED
IND PRESENT INDUSTRY PUBSECT PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR EMPPLWRK EMPLOYED AT PLACE OF WORK MTHSTWRK MONTH STARTED WORK
YRSTWRK YEAR STARTED WORK USUALHRS USUAL HOURS ACTHRS ACTUAL HOURS WHYNTUHR REASON FOR NOT WORKING USUAL HOURS
1 JANUARY 2 FEBRUARY 3 MARCH 4 APRIL 5 MAY 6 JUNE 7 JULY 8 AUGUST 9 SEPTEMBER 10 OCTOBER 11 NOVEMBER 12 DECEMBER 99 NOT STATED
0 OVERTIME 1 VARIABLE HOURS 2 OTHER 3 BAD WEATHER 4 SLACK WORK SHORT-TIME 5 LABOUR DISPUTE 6 EDUCATION OR TRAINING 7 VARIABLE HOURS 8 OWN ILLNESS OR INJURY 9 MATERNITY LEAVE 10 PERSONAL OR FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES 11 PUBLIC HOLIDAY 12 ON HOLIDAYS 13 START OR CHANGE OF JOB LAST WEEK 14 END OF JOB LAST WEEK 15 OTHER 99 NOT STATED
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Variable Name/Label
Category/Value Labels
TEMPJOB PERMANENT/TEMPORARY JOB
1 PERMANENT 2 TEMPORARY 99 NOT STATED 1 IN TRAINING 2 ON PROBATION 3 DO NOT WANT PERMANENT JOB 4 COULD NOT FIND PERMANENT JOB 99 NOT STATED
WHYTEMP REASON FOR HAVING A TEMPORARY JOB
MTHSTEMP MONTHS TEMPORARY JOB SHIFTWRK SHIFT WORK
EVEWRK EVENING WORK
NIGHTWRK NIGHT WORK
SATWRK SATURDAY WORK
SUNWRK SUNDAY WORK
HOMEWRK HOME WORK
OCC2 OCCUPATION SECOND JOB EMPSTAT2 EMPLOYMENT STATUS SECOND JOB
IND2 INDUSTRY SECOND JOB PUBSECT2 PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR SECOND JOB
1 USUALLY 2 SOMETIMES 3 NEVER 99 NOT STATED 1 USUALLY 2 SOMETIMES 3 NEVER 99 NOT STATED 1 USUALLY 2 SOMETIMES 3 NEVER 99 NOT STATED 1 USUALLY 2 SOMETIMES 3 NEVER 99 NOT STATED 1 USUALLY 2 SOMETIMES 3 NEVER 99 NOT STATED 1 USUALLY 2 SOMETIMES 3 NEVER 99 NOT STATED REFER TO APPENDIX II FOR DESCRIPTION 1 EMPLOYER 2 SELF-EMPLOYED 3 EMPLOYEE 4 ASSISTING RELATIVE 99 NOT STATED REFER TO APPENDIX IV FOR DESCRIPTION 1 PRIVATE SECTOR 2 PUBLIC SECTOR 99 NOT STATED
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Variable Name/Label ACTHRS2 ACTUAL HOURS SECOND JOB JOBTYPE2 TYPE OF JOB SECOND JOB
SEEKWRKA SEARCH FOR WORK
WHYLOOK REASON FOR LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB
PREVEXP PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
WHYLEFT REASON FOR LEAVING LAST JOB
MTHLSTJB MONTH LAST JOB C
YRLSTJB YEAR LAST JOB C LASTOCC LAST OCCUPATION
Category/Value Labels 1 REGULAR JOB 2 OCCASIONAL JOB 3 SEASONAL JOB 99 NOT STATED 1 LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB 2 NOT LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB 99 NOT STATED 1 RISK OF LOSS OF PRESENT JOB 2 UNDEREMPLOYED IN PRESENT JOB 3 PRESENT JOB CONSIDERED AS TRANSITIONAL JOB 4 LOOKING FOR A SECOND JOB 5 WANT BETTER CONDITIONS 6 OTHER 99 NOT STATED 1 WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE 2 WITHOUT PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE 99 NOT STATED 0 MADE REDUNDANT 1 TEMPORARY JOB 2 EARLY RETIREMENT 3 NORMAL RETIREMENT 4 RETIRED FOR HEALTH REASONS 5 ATTENDING EDUCATION OR TRAINING 6 PERSONAL REASONS 7 ACCEPTED VOLUNTARY REDUNDANCY 8 CAREER BREAK OR TEMPORARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE 9 OTHER 99 NOT STATED 1 JANUARY 2 FEBRUARY 3 MARCH 4 APRIL 5 MAY 6 JUNE 7 JULY 8 AUGUST 9 SEPTEMBER 10 OCTOBER 11 NOVEMBER 12 DECEMBER 99 NOT STATED REFER TO APPENDIX I FOR DESCRIPTION
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Variable Name/Label
Category/Value Labels
LSTEMPST LAST EMPLOYMENT STATUS
1 EMPLOYER 2 SELF-EMPLOYED 3 EMPLOYEE 4 ASSISTING RELATIVE 99 NOT STATED REFER TO APPENDIX III FOR DESCRIPTION 1 PRIVATE SECTOR 2 PUBLIC SECTOR 99 NOT STATED 1 LOOKING FOR WORK 2 NOT LOOKING AS NEW FULL-TIME JOB HAS BEEN FOUND 3 NOT LOOKING AS NEW PART-TIME JOB HAS BEEN FOUND 4 NOT LOOKING AS AWAITING RECALL FROM LAY-OFF 5 NOT LOOKING FOR WORK 99 NOT STATED 2 SELF-EMPLOYED 3 EMPLOYEE 99 NOT STATED 1 FULL-TIME 2 PART-TIME 99 NOT STATED 1 WOULD ACCEPT A PART-TIME JOB 2 WOULD NOT ACCEPT A PART-TIME JOB 99 NOT STATED 1 WOULD ACCEPT A FULL-TIME JOB 2 WOULD NOT ACCEPT A FULL-TIME JOB 99 NOT STATED
LASTIND LAST INDUSTRY LSTPBSEC LAST PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR SEEKWRKB SEARCH FOR WORK B
STATSGHT LOOKING FOR WORK AS JOBSGHT TYPE OF JOB SOUGHT
ACCEPTP IF FULL TIME WORK COULD NOT BE FOUND ACCEPTF IF PART TIME WORK COULD NOT BE FOUND DURSEEK NUMBER OF MONTHS SEEKING WORK SRCHMETH MAIN METHOD USED TO FIND WORK IN LAST FOUR MONTHS
1 INSERTING ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS 2 ANSWERING ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS 3 APPLYING DIRECTLY TO EMPLOYERS 4 PERSONAL CONTACTS 5 STUDYING NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS 6 REGISTRATION WITH FAS 7 REGISTRATION WITH PRIVATE AGENCY 8 WAITING FOR A CALL FORM FAS 9 AWAITING THE RESULTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A JOB 10 LOOKING FOR LAND, PREMISES OR EQUIPMENT 11 LOOKING FOR PERMITS, LICENCES, FINANCIAL RESOURCES 12 AWAITING THE RESULTS OF A COMPETION FOR BEING RECRUITED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE 13 OTHER METHODS 14 NO METHOD USED 99 NOT STATED
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