Survey of the Long Term Unemployed, 1979

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br>The aim of this survey was to provide information on:<br>
(a) the educational, training and employment backgrounds of the long-term unemployed to indicate their potential for work and training;<br>
(b) the social, physical and psychological factors affecting their ability to take up work or training; and<br>
(c) their attitudes towards various Manpower Services Commission programmes.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>Personal details, previous exployment histories, health, experience of unemployment, job search activities, attitudes towards job-seeking and unemployment, awareness and experience of Manpower Services Commission schemes, attitudes towards training and Manpower Services Commission schemes.