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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2006

Variable Details

VariableREDYLFT
LabelReason for leaving last job
Question text Could you tell me the reason you left your last job, you were dismissed, you were made redundant or took voluntary redundancy, it was a temporary job which came to an end, you resigned, you gave up work for health reasons, you took early retirement, you retired (at or after State Pension age), you gave up work for family or personal reasons, you left for some other reason.
Responses
1 Dismissed 273
2 Made redundant,voluntary redundancy 1558
3 Temporary job ended 995
4 Resigned 1917
5 Gave up work for health reasons 2512
6 Took early retirement 1416
7 Retired (at or after state pension age) 3118
8 Gave up wk for family,personal reason 2629
9 Left for some other reason 1384
-10 No answer/Does not apply 106578
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2006
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY.
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.
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