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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 1998

Variable Details

Variablediffhr1
LabelHours different from usual
Responses
1 More than usual hours 5871
2 Hours vary 6791
3 Bank holiday 965
4 Maternity, paternity leave 285
5 Other leave, holiday 6372
6 Sick or injured 1544
7 Training course 143
8 Started, changed jobs 44
9 Ended job 59
10 Bad weather 51
11 Labour dispute 3
12 Economic, other causes 116
13 Personal, family 302
14 Other reasons 364
15 No reason given 0
16 Same as usual hours 20336
-9 Does not apply 16262
-8 No answer 483
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, July - December, 1998
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