Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2008

Variable Details

Variableshftyp
LabelType of shift pattern
Question text What type of shift pattern do you work?
Responses
1 Three-shift working 752
2 Continental shifts 192
3 Two-shift system early/late-double day 2154
4 Sometimes nights sometimes days 1143
5 Split shifts 342
6 Morning shifts 215
7 Evening or twilight shifts 411
8 Night shifts 740
9 Weekend shifts 136
10 Other type of shiftwork 1866
-9 Does not apply 114054
-8 No answer 44
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY.
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.;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.