Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employment Relations Survey, 2004: Teaching Dataset

Variable Details

Variableb2
LabelThinking about arrangements for looking after children, family members, short notice, how do it?
Question text Thinking about arrangements for looking after children or family members, if you needed to take a day off work at short notice, eg to look after a sick relative, how would you usually do it? Tick one box only.
Responses
1 Use paid holiday 8171
2 Use special paid leave 2477
3 Take time off and make it up later 3442
4 Go on leave without pay 2433
5 Take sick leave 817
6 Some other way 1008
7 Couldn't take time off 444
8 Doesn't apply to me 2978
-9 Not answered (99) 196
-6 Multicoded (97) 485
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employment Relations Survey, 2004: Teaching Dataset
UniverseAll establishments in Britain with five or more employees and operating in Sections D-O of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2003).;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study. This study is taken from WERS 2004 which is the fifth in the survey series, with previous surveys carried out in 1980, 1984, 1990 and 1998.