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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991

Variable Details

Variablen500661
LabelCMI:8,A28 CURRENT/MOST RECENT JOB: Reason #1 for starting this job
Question text As far as you can remember, what were vour reasons for starting work with this employer? Please choose from this card. Response 1
Responses
1 Easy to travel to 796
2 Promotion 481
3 Career prospects 1387
4 Well paid 569
5 Work challenging 257
6 Good conditions 70
7 Child care provison 1
8 Less stressful 45
9 Had to move 19
10 Suited qualifcns 50
11 Other reason 243
Sysmiss 7551
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 5, 1991
Interviewer InstructionsSHOWCARD 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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