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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January 2007 - March 2008

Variable Details

VariableYLESS63
LabelReasn wrkd few.hrs than usual in rf wk
Responses
1 Number of hours or OT varies 768
2 Bank holiday 120
3 Maternity or paternity leave 45
4 Parental leave 1
5 Other leave or holiday 769
6 Sick or injured 130
7 Training course away from workplace 21
8 Started new job or changed jobs 3
9 Ended job and did not start new one 3
10 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - bad weather 10
11 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - labour disp. 6
12 Ld off,st-time,int - econ/other reason 5
13 Other personal or family reasons 24
14 Other reasons 64
-9 Does not apply 6014
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, January 2007 - March 2008
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