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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 2003-2004

Variable Details

Variabletothrs
LabelTotal usual hours (no overtime)
Question text How many hours a week do you usually work in your (main) job/business? Please exclude meal breaks but include any paid or unpaid overtime that you usually work.
Responses
-9 DNA 7726
-8 NA 53
-6 Not eligible 5649
0 3
1 12
1.5 2
2 16
2.5 1
3 16
3.45 1
3.5 1
4 38
4.5 1
5 46
5.5 1
6 70
6.25 2
6.5 5
7 48
7.5 14
8 80
8.5 3
9 34
9.5 1
10 157
10.5 5
11 24
11.25 2
11.5 4
12 136
12.5 14
13 19
13.5 8
14 75
14.25 1
14.5 3
15 163
15.5 2
16 248
16.25 2
16.5 9
16.75 1
17 48
17.25 1
17.45 1
17.5 19
17.75 1
18 102
18.33 1
18.5 20
18.75 2
19 23
19.5 6
20 411
20.25 1
20.5 3
21 76
21.25 2
21.5 4
21.75 1
22 81
22.19 1
22.5 29
23 47
23.25 1
23.5 3
23.75 1
24 143
24.5 6
24.75 1
25 219
26 31
26.25 1
26.45 1
26.5 5
27 32
27.3 1
27.5 13
28 73
28.5 4
28.75 2
29 23
29.5 1
30 352
30.5 1
31 15
31.3 1
31.5 5
32 104
32.25 1
32.3 2
32.5 17
32.7 1
33 35
33.15 1
33.5 5
33.75 2
34 28
34.5 1
35 551
35.5 4
35.75 1
36 211
36.25 15
36.3 1
36.5 14
37 844
37.05 1
37.25 2
37.3 6
37.34 1
37.5 461
37.75 1
38 310
38.2 1
38.5 17
38.75 2
39 365
39.5 6
39.75 1
40 1683
40.5 1
41 44
41.25 2
41.5 2
42 211
42.3 2
42.4 1
42.5 34
43 66
43.5 1
43.75 1
44 92
44.25 1
44.5 3
45 688
45.5 2
46 37
46.5 1
47 39
47.5 9
48 194
49 26
49.5 1
50 686
50.5 1
51 6
52 43
52.5 5
53 13
54 25
55 240
56 36
57 9
57.5 3
58 14
59 1
60 408
61 2
62 3
63 7
64 4
65 101
66 11
67 2
67.5 1
68 3
69 1
70 85
72 12
75 14
76 1
77 2
78 1
80 39
84 14
85 6
89 1
90 9
91 1
94 1
95 2
97 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 2003-2004
Interviewer InstructionsHOURS IN MAIN JOB ONLY
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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