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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991

Variable Details

Variablen508545
LabelCMI:12 A45 Why decided to leave job -Reason2
Question text Why did you decide to leave? Response 2
Responses
1 Fixed term/temp job 2
2 Pregnancy 1
3 Other health reasons 3
4 Journey difficult 45
5 Wanted promotion 25
6 Poor career prospects 141
7 It was badly paid 313
8 Work not interesting 119
9 Employment conditions 84
10 No creche/nursery 1
11 It was stressful 40
12 Had to move area 21
13 Not suited to quals 21
14 No job satisfaction 124
15 No job security 38
16 Family reasons 46
17 Wanted full-time job 14
18 Wanted part-time job 7
19 Wanted particular job 63
20 To do other things 9
21 To be self-employed 44
22 Some other reason 124
95 Irrelevant, etc 1
Sysmiss 10183
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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