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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998

Variable Details

VariableRESTEMR
LabelReason job temporary (reported)
Responses
1 Permanent 53917
2 Seasonal job: includes training periods 2
3 Seasonal job: could not find perm job 69
4 Seasonal job: did not want permanent job 108
5 Seasonal job: other reason 52
6 Seasonal job: no reason given 0
7 Fixed contract: includes training period 180
8 Fixed contract: could not find perm job 797
9 Fixed contract: did not want perm job 473
10 Fixed contract: other reason 646
11 Fixed contract: no reason given 1
12 Agency temp: includes period of training 9
13 Agency temp: could not find perm job 316
14 Agency temp: did not want permanent job 186
15 Agency temp: other reason 105
16 Agency temp: no reason given 0
17 Casual: includes period of training 5
18 Casual: could not find a permanent job 182
19 Casual: did not want permanent job 470
20 Casual: other reason 170
21 Casual: no reason given 0
22 Other temp: includes period of training 33
23 Other temp: could not find permanent job 115
24 Other temp: did not want permanent job 119
25 Other temp: other reason 172
26 Other temp: no reason given 0
27 Type of temporary job not stated 1
-10 No answer/Does not apply 89852
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998
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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