Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1999

Variable Details

Variableyless
LabelReasn wrkd few.hrs than usual in rf wk
Question text What was the main reason that you did fewer hours than usual/were away from work in the week ending Sunday the [date]?
Responses
1 Number of hours or OT varies 9694
2 Bank holiday 1749
3 Maternity or paternity leave 408
4 Other leave or holiday 8849
5 Sick or injured 2134
6 Training course away from workplace 182
7 Started new job or changed jobs 75
8 Ended job and did not start new one 70
9 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - bad weather 49
10 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - labour disput 4
11 Ld off,st-time,int - econ or other reaso 159
12 Other personal or family reasons 433
13 Other reasons 587
-9 Does not apply 119531
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1999
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.