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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1974

Variable Details

VariableLEAVEY1
Label1ST REASON FOR WANTING TO LEAVE PRES.JOB
Responses
0 REASON GIVEN-JOBSATY 768
1 LOW PAY,PROFITS 88
2 DIDNT LIKE JOB,BORED 78
3 DISSAT.STAFF,ADMIN. 23
4 POOR WORKING CONDIT 5
5 NO PROMOTION LIKELY 35
6 DISLIKES SHIFT WORK 7
7 LONG HOURS 9
8 LACK OF JOB SECURITY 15
9 HARD,HEAVY WORK 9
10 LOW STATUS WORK 10
11 TOO MUCH RESPONSBLTY 1
12 TOO MUCH TRAVELLING 27
13 NO CHOICE,REDUNDANT 153
14 PERSONAL,DOMESTIC 329
15 OTHER ANSWERS 133
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & M.D 32186
-1 NO REASON,D.K 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1974
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