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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2008

Variable Details

VariableRESTMR6
LabelReason job temporary (reported)
Responses
1 Permanent 46652
2 Seasonal job: includes training periods 7
3 Seasonal job: contract for prob'y period 2
4 Seasonal job: could not find perm'nt job 36
5 Seasonal job: did not want perm'nt job 51
6 Seasonal job: other reason 42
7 Seasonal job: no reason given 0
8 Fixed contract: includes training period 101
9 Fixed contract: contract for prob period 60
10 Fixed contract: could not find perm job 258
11 Fixed contract: did not want perm job 234
12 Fixed contract: other reason 506
13 Fixed contract: no reason given 3
14 Agency temp: includes period of training 8
15 Agency temp: contract for prob'ty period 9
16 Agency temp: no reason given 202
17 Agency temp: did not want permanent job 115
18 Agency temp: other reason 91
19 Agency temp: no reason given 2
20 Casual: includes period of training 5
21 Casual: contract for probationary period 2
22 Casual: could not find a permanent job 79
23 Casual: did not want permanent job 322
24 Casual: other reason 154
25 Casual: no reason given 0
26 Other temp: includes period of training 27
27 Other temp: contract for prob'try period 28
28 Other temp: could not find permanent job 60
29 Other temp: did not want permanent job 65
30 Other temp: other reason 147
31 Other temp: no reason given 1
32 Type of temporary job not stated 3
-10 No answer/Does not apply 72777
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2008
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.
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