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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Working Conditions Survey, 2000

Variable Details

Variableq23a_n
LabelQ.23.a. - How often do you have to interrupt a task you are doing in order to take on a unforeseen task?
Responses
1 Several times a day 6461
2 A few times a day 3946
3 Several times a week 1744
4 A few times a week 3211
5 Never 5859
6 DK 482
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Working Conditions Survey, 2000
UniverseCross-national; National;Individual 'persons in employment', according to the Eurostat Labour Force Survey definition, i.e. employees and self-employed persons aged 15 or over, resident in the 15 European Union member states and Norway, in 2000.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; third survey in the EWCS series.
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