Cohort Study of Incomes In and Out of Work, 1987-1988

<p>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</p>The study examines the incomes in and out of work and labour market experiences of newly unemployed men and women. The main objectives of the survey were to:<br> i) obtain information on the income replacement ratios of the unemployed.<br> ii) find out about the social and unemployment characteristics of people becoming unemployed<br> iii) look at the effects of benefits on unemployment durations<br> iv) explore factors people take into account when considering employment and benefit options<br> v) compare people becoming unemployed in 1987 with those who became unemployed in 1978, as well as establishing a benchmark for the future<br> The study is a repeat of an earlier cohort study on unemployment carried out in 1978, although that study did not include women. (See SN:1795 <i>Cohort Study of Long Term Unemployed Men</i>). Much of the information collected in 1987 updates the earlier 1978 study information.<B>Main Topics</B>:<br> Characteristics of the unemployed; work histories prior to and after signing on; incomes in and out of work; jobsearch; Government schemes and training; attitudes to work and being unemployed; labour market data