Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Dataset, Quarter One, 2000

The <i>Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Datasets</i> form the UK component of the <i>European Union Labour Force Survey</i> (EU LFS), and consist of a subset of core variables from the UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey (held at the UK Data Archive under GN 33246), alongside primary and secondary derived variables computed by Eurostat from the core variables supplied. The data comprise seasonal or calendar quarters, depending on the date, and are not directly comparable with the UK QLFS quarters. Annual EU LFS datasets from 1999 onwards are also available (see under GN 33399) and 'ad hoc' modules (run each year to supplement the information from the core EU LFS questionnaire) are available from 2002 onwards (see under GN 33400). <br>
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Users should note that the LFS Eurostat datasets available from the UK Data Archive comprise UK data only, and no data from other EU countries are included here. Further information about the EU LFS can be found on the Eurostat <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/EU_labour_force_survey" title="EU Labour Force Survey">EU Labour Force Survey</a> webpage.<br>
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The UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a unique source of articulated information using international definitions of employment and unemployment and economic inactivity, together with a wide range of related topics such as occupation, training, hours of work and personal characteristics of household members aged 16 years and over. The first LFS was conducted in 1973 and continues to be one of the reasons for carrying out the survey. Eurostat co-ordinates information from labour force surveys in the European Union (EU) member states in order to assist the EU in such matters as the allocation of the Social Fund. Between 1984 and 1991 the survey was carried out annually, and moved to a quarterly cycle (the QLFS) from May 1992. Further information may be found in the main LFS documentation (see link below).<br>
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<b>LFS Documentation (main LFS)</b><br>
Besides the EU LFS documentation (see below), documentation is also available to accompany the main UK LFS datasets available from the Archive. This largely consists of the latest version of each document alongside the appropriate questionnaire for the year concerned. However, LFS documentation volumes are updated periodically by ONS, so users are advised to check the ONS <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/labour-market-statistics/index.html" title="LFS User Guidance">LFS User Guidance</a> pages before commencing analysis.<br>
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<i>欧盟统计局季度劳动力调查数据集（Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Datasets）</i> 为欧盟劳动力调查（European Union Labour Force Survey，以下简称EU LFS）的英国组成部分，由存放在英国数据档案馆（UK Data Archive）编号GN 33246项下的英国季度劳动力调查核心变量子集，以及欧盟统计局（Eurostat）基于提交的核心变量计算生成的一级、二级衍生变量共同构成。数据按统计日期分为季节季度或日历年季度，且无法直接与英国季度劳动力调查（UK Quarterly Labour Force Survey，以下简称UK QLFS）的季度进行比对。1999年及以后的年度EU LFS数据集也可获取（详见GN 33399编号条目），2002年及以后推出的“特设”模块（ad hoc modules，每年开展以补充EU LFS核心问卷的信息）也可获取（详见GN 33400编号条目）。<br><br>用户需注意，英国数据档案馆提供的EU LFS数据集仅包含英国本土数据，未纳入其他欧盟成员国的数据。更多关于EU LFS的信息可参阅欧盟统计局的<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/EU_labour_force_survey" title="欧盟劳动力调查">欧盟劳动力调查</a>官方网页。<br><br>英国劳动力调查（UK Labour Force Survey，以下简称LFS）是采用国际通用就业、失业及经济非活跃人口定义的独特系统化信息来源，涵盖职业、培训、工作时长以及16岁及以上家庭成员的个人特征等多类相关主题。该调查首次开展于1973年，至今仍是该调查持续推进的重要原因之一。欧盟统计局（Eurostat）负责协调欧盟成员国劳动力调查的信息，以助力欧盟开展社会基金分配等相关事务。1984年至1991年间，该调查按年度开展，自1992年5月起转为季度周期（即UK QLFS）。更多详细信息可参阅主要的LFS官方文档（详见下方链接）。<br><br><b>LFS官方文档（主LFS文档）</b><br>除EU LFS官方文档（详见下文）外，英国数据档案馆提供的英国本土LFS数据集也附带配套文档，主要包含对应年度的最新版文档及配套问卷。不过英国国家统计局（Office for National Statistics，以下简称ONS）会定期更新LFS文档卷册，因此建议用户在开展分析前，先查阅英国国家统计局的<a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/method-quality/specific/labour-market/labour-market-statistics/index.html" title="LFS用户指南">LFS用户指南</a>页面。<br><br>