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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2

Variable Details

VariableWBWHYDO1
LabelReason for fall in union membership (1)
Question text How did this decrease in union membership come about? Response 1 PROBE: How else? UNTIL 'None'.
Responses
1 Union members left the workplace 71
2 Employees working here left the union 8
3 Employment has expanded in areas not organised by this union 2
4 New employees have not wanted to join this union 13
5 Some other reason (please specify) 22
95 Other specific answer. EDITOR: PLEASE USE CODES ABOVE IF POS 0
96 Vague/irrelevant answer 0
97 EDITOR CANNOT DEAL WITH 0
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not applicable 868
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseCross-section survey: all establishments in Britain with five or more employees and operating in Sections D-O of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2003). The panel element was conducted with managers from establishments that had taken part in the WERS 98 cross-section management survey.;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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