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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991

Variable Details

Variablen508549
LabelCMI:12 A46 Other reason left job - Reason 1
Question text What was the reason? Response 1
Responses
1 Fixed term/temp job 26
2 Pregnancy 5
3 Other health reasons 9
4 Journey difficult 29
5 Wanted promotion 40
6 No career prospects 36
7 It was badly paid 44
8 Work not interesting 9
9 Employment conditions 13
10 No creche/nursery 1
11 It was stressful 7
12 Had to move area 111
13 Not suited to quals 10
14 No job satisfaction 23
15 No job security 38
16 Family reasons 67
17 Wanted full-time job 12
18 Wanted part-time job 4
19 Wanted particular job 16
20 To do other things 26
21 To be self-employed 41
22 Some other reason 176
95 Irrelevant, etc 11
Sysmiss 10715
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991
Interviewer InstructionsPROBE FULLY 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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