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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1974

Variable Details

VariableJBHRSY1
LabelFIRST REASON FOR RATING ON HOURS
Responses
1 UNSOCIAL HOURS 434
2 CONVENIENT SHORT HRS 796
3 CONVENIENT TIMES 2022
4 FLEXIBLE HOURS 1006
5 OVERTIME AVAILABLE 252
6 OVERTIME NOT REQUIRD 202
7 LENGTH OF HOURS 1751
8 BETTER CF.OTH.WORKER 405
9 BETTER THAN PREV.JOB 288
10 NORMAL HOURS 322
11 HOURS ARE GOOD 696
12 OTHER +VE ANSWERS 218
16 UNSOCIAL HOURS 762
17 INCONVENIENT HOURS 271
18 OVERTIME NOT AVAIL. 42
19 OVERTIME COMPULSORY 278
20 HOURS TOO LONG 1003
21 OTHER -VE ANSWERS 140
23 1
25 NON-COMMITTAL,VAGUE 1565
26 2
39 3
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & M.D 20179
-1 N.A.,REFUSAL,D.K 1241
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1974
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