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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2004 - December 2005

Variable Details

VariableDIFFHR2
LabelHours different from usual
Responses
1 More than usual hours 703
2 Hours vary 897
3 Bank holiday 386
4 Maternity/paternity leave 47
5 Other leave/holiday 648
6 Sick or injured 241
7 Training course 23
8 Started/changed jobs 5
9 Ended job 3
10 Bad weather 14
11 Labour dispute 0
12 Economic/other causes 7
13 Personal/family 24
14 Other reasons 52
15 No reason given 2
16 Same as usual hours 2784
-9 Does not apply 3142
-8 No answer 125
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, October 2004 - December 2005
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