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LOOKING_CPS8

Description

LOOKING_CPS8 indicates whether the respondent has been seeking work during the past four weeks, and if not, the reason why.

LOOKING was collected at the time of the final CPS interview, 2-5 months before the ATUS interview. Information on whether the respondent was seeking work was also collected at the time of the ATUS interview. See LOOKING.

Universe

2003-2010: Non-employed CPS household members age 15 and over.

Codes/Frequencies

Respondents

Code Description 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
1 Yes 608 418 386 335 282 334 565 701
2 No 2661 1864 1739 1808 1604 1612 1612 1676
3 Retired 9 4 1 2 4 6 5 7
4 Disabled 4 3 8 2 3 3 6 3
5 Unable to work 2 2 2 3 -- 6 4 4
96 Refused 15 13 17 11 8 8 8 7
97 Don't know 16 8 6 4 4 5 7 9
99 NIU (Not in universe) 17405 11661 10879 10778 10343 10749 10926 10853