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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997

Variable Details

Variablejobtmp
LabelTypes of temporary job
Question text In what way was the job NOT permanent - was it seasonal work; done under contract for a fixed period or for a fixed task; agency temping; casual type of work or was there some other way that it was not permanent?
Responses
1 Seasonal work 323
2 Contract for fixed period, fixed task 2166
3 Agency temping 577
4 Casual work 835
5 Not permanent in some other way 489
-9 Does not apply 144447
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsNote that if respondent says retired you should go back to JOBTYP and stress first clause
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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