HLFS Published Variables
Data DictionaryVariable Scheme
Name
HLFS Published Variables
Label
HLFS Published Variables
Variables
Age of respondent held in single year format- Age held in 5-year age groups
- Child
- Country of birth
- Employment district
- Ethnic group
- Family code
- Part-time/Full-time status
- Labour force status
- Regional council areas
- Marital status
- Usually lived at sampled dwelling?
- Did you work for pay or profit?
- Were you absent from work because of illness, holiday or other reason?
- Were you an unpaid family member?
- Did you have more than one paid job?
- More than one job because of job change?
- Hours actually worked
- Did actual hours worked equal usual hours worked?
- Hours usually worked
- Main reason did not work usual hours
- Prefer to work more hours?
- Done any of the following to get more hours?
- If more hours had been made available last week would you have worked them?
- Are you staying at the sampling dwelling tonight?
- Main reason not working more hours?
- Employment status
- Occupation
- Industry
- In the last 3 months has your occupation changed?
- Looking for another job?
- Looking for full or part-time work?
- School qualifications?
- Highest school qualification?
- Will you be away from the sampled dwelling for more than 6 weeks?
- Have you obtained any qualifications since leaving school?
- What qualifications have you obtained since leaving school?
- In the last week have you studied or worked towards a qualification?
- If studying full-time, would this qualification take more than 3 months to complete?
- Usually live in NZ?
- Waiting to start new job?
- When starting new job?
- Looking for paid work in the last 4 weeks?
- Main activity?
- Would you have started work last week if suitable job offered?
- If offered a job, would you be able to start in the next 4 weeks?
- Main reason not looked for work in last 4 weeks?
- Intend to look for work within the next two years?
- When start looking for work?
- Job search method
- How long looking for work?
- What type of dwelling is Q5 residence?
- Searching for full-time or part-time work?
- Occupation sought?
- If a job had been available could you have started?
- Why not available last week?
- If job available, could you start in the next 4 weeks?
- How long since last worked?
- Status in employment for last job?
- Occupation of last job?
- Industry of last job?
- Will you be staying at Q5 residence?
- Why left last job?
- Obtained any school qualifications?
- Highest school qualification?
- Obtained any qualifications since leaving school?
- What qualifications obtained since leaving school?
- In the last week have you studied or worked towards a qualification?
- If studying full-time, would this qualification take more than 3 months to complete?
- Will you be away from Q5 residence for more than six weeks?
- Sex
- Years in New Zealand