Summary information

Study title

Social Segregation of the Long Term Unemployed in Hartlepool, 1989

Creator

Irwin, S., University of Essex, Department of Sociology

Morris, L., University of Essex, Department of Sociology

Study number / PID

3018 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-3018-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

To investigate the nature and implications of the social segregation of the long term unemployed.
Main Topics:

The patterning of inter-household resource networks and their relationship to socio-economic circumstances and employment status; the interaction of household structure and employment circumstances; the structure and explaination of married couples' joint pattern of labour force participation; divisions of household labour and domestic responsibilities.

Social conditions and indicatorsUnemployment

ADVERTISINGAGEAPPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENTAPPOINTMENT TO JOBAPPRENTICESHIPASSOCIATIONSATTITUDESAUDIO EQUIPMENTBUSINESS FORMATIONCHILD BENEFITSCHILD CARECHILDREN

Data collection period

01/01/1989 - 01/01/1990

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Families/households

Subnational

Cohabiting couples

Married couples

Universe

Cohabiting and married couples whose male spouse was aged between 20 and 55, in Hartlepool.

Sampling procedure

Initial random sample within given criteria and additional random sample to boost sample of respondents in particular labour force circumstances (i.e. of long term unemployment, and of recent recruitment).

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Grant number

000231381

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1995

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Morris, L. (1992) 'Social segregation of the long-term unemployed in Hartlepool', Sociological Review, 344–369
Morris, L. (1993) 'Domestic labour and employment status among married couples :: a case study in Hartlepool', Capital and Class, 37-52
Irwin, S. and Morris, L. (1993) 'Social security or economic insecurity? :: the concentration of unemployment (and research) within households', Journal of Social Policy, 349-372