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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1974

Variable Details

VariableJBHRSY
LabelMAIN REASON FOR RATING ON HOURS
Responses
1 UNSOCIAL HOURS 419
2 CONVENIENT SHORT HRS 786
3 CONVENIENT TIMES 1977
4 FLEXIBLE HOURS 1020
5 OVERTIME AVAILABLE 250
6 OVERTIME NOT REQUIRD 184
7 LENGTH OF HOURS 1699
8 BETTER CF.OTH.WORKER 363
9 BETTER THAN PREV.JOB 246
10 NORMAL HOURS 322
11 HOURS ARE GOOD 695
12 OTHER +VE ANSWERS 247
16 UNSOCIAL HOURS 692
17 INCONVENIENT HOURS 274
18 OVERTIME NOT AVAIL. 41
19 OVERTIME COMPULSORY 271
20 HOURS TOO LONG 994
21 OTHER -VE ANSWERS 147
23 1
25 NON-COMMITTAL,VAGUE 1565
26 2
39 3
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & M.D 20179
-1 N.A.,REFUSAL,D.K 1502
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1974
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