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The purpose of this survey was to provide information about the experience of unemployment and changing patterns of employment in those parts of the Borough of Blackburn (including Darwen) which qualify for the Urban Programme

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Variables 1) Current employment status; employment history 1980-1985 2) Search for employment 3) Income, financial resources, financial difficulties 4) Qualifications and training 5) Physical and mental health 6) Household structure and domestic division of labour 7) Socialisation patterns 8) DIY activities 9) Contacts with agencies 10) Attitudes to employment and unemployment 11) Self-employment The work history section is based on the framework used in the <i>After Redundancy</i> study, J.H. Westergaard and Noble, I., Dept of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, 1981-1983 The physical and mental health questions are based on measures of psychological well-being developed by N. M. Bradburn

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Face-to-face interview