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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1986

Variable Details

Variableurlvljmn
LabelMAIN REASON LEFT LAST JOB
Responses
1 TO CLAIM UN BEN 16
2 TEMP JOB ENDED 6
3 RETIRED 0
4 EARLY RETIREMENT 1
5 BUSINESS FAILED 4
6 HEALTH REASONS 9
7 CHOSE TO BE S/E 0
8 CHOSE TO BE EMPL 0
9 DISSATISFIED 20
10 GET BETTER JOB 1
11 TO START FAMILY 1
12 OTH DOMESTIC REA 3
13 OTHER REASON 1 3
14 OTHER REASON 2 1
15 OTHER REASON 3 0
22 DNA,ONLY 1 REAS 725
-9 448
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1986
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