Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2006

Variable Details

Variablediffhr6
LabelHours different from usual
Responses
1 More than usual hours 5861
2 Hours vary 7742
3 Bank holiday 2109
4 Maternity, paternity leave 513
5 Parental leave 43
6 Other leave / holiday 5490
7 Sick or injured 2061
8 Training course 186
9 Started / changed job 40
10 Ended job 54
11 Bad Weather 109
12 Labour Disupte 15
13 Economic / Other causes 133
14 Personal / Family 244
15 Other reasons 633
16 No reason given 1
17 Same as usual hours 29456
-9 Does not apply 68073
-8 No answer 1460
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2006
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.