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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991

Variable Details

Variablen508531
LabelCMI:8 A28 Other reason started work with employer - Reason 1
Question text As far as you can remember, what were your reasons for starting work with this employer? Please choose from this card. PROBE: Any others? Response 1
Responses
0 1
1 Easy to travel to 5
2 It was a promotion 3
3 Good career prospect 10
4 It was well paid 16
5 Work was interesting 7
6 Good job conditions 10
8 Less stressful job 3
9 Had to move area 15
10 Well suited to quals 5
11 More satisfying job 1
12 More job security 28
13 Family reasons 95
14 Wanted full-time job 35
15 Wanted part-time job 34
16 Wanted particularjob 9
17 To do other things 40
18 To be self-employed 7
19 Some other reason 13
95 Irrelevant, etc 45
Sysmiss 11087
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD AG. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 33 at the time of NCDS5).;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);See documentation for further details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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