Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2005

Variable Details

Variableyless
LabelReasn wrkd few.hrs than usual in rf wk
Question text What was the main reason that you did fewer hours than usual/were away from work in the week ending Sunday the [date]?
Responses
-5 37347
1 Number of hours or OT varies 5667
2 Bank holiday 16
3 Maternity or paternity leave 342
4 Other leave or holiday 2918
5 Sick or injured 1304
6 Training course away from workplace 144
7 Started new job or changed jobs 24
8 Ended job and did not start new one 32
9 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - bad weather 48
10 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - labour disp. 5
11 Ld off,st-time,int - econ/other reason 66
12 Other personal or family reasons 214
13 Other reasons 428
-9 Does not apply 75500
-8 No answer 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2005
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.;Households;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.