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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991

Variable Details

Variablen508543
LabelCMI:12 A45 Why decided to leave job -Reason1
Question text Why did you decide to leave? Response 1
Responses
1 Fixed term/temp job 40
2 Pregnancy 3
3 Other health reasons 14
4 Journey difficult 174
5 Wanted promotion 145
6 Poor career prospects 612
7 It was badly paid 434
8 Work not interesting 200
9 Employment conditions 87
10 No creche/nursery 4
11 It was stressful 96
12 Had to move area 164
13 Not suited to quals 22
14 No job satisfaction 261
15 No job security 105
16 Family reasons 143
17 Wanted full-time job 30
18 Wanted part-time job 13
19 Wanted particular job 140
20 To do other things 89
21 To be self-employed 206
22 Some other reason 349
95 Irrelevant, etc 84
Sysmiss 8054
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE PULLY AND RECORD VERBATIM IN SPACE BELOW.
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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