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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2004

Variable Details

VariableDIFFHR
LabelHours different from usual
Responses
1 More than usual hours 7136
2 Hours vary 8775
3 Bank holiday 401
4 Maternity, paternity leave 540
5 Other leave, holiday 5675
6 Sick or injured 2294
7 Training course 243
8 Started, changed jobs 48
9 Ended job 61
10 Bad weather 104
11 Labour dispute 14
12 Economic, other causes 76
13 Personal, family 321
14 Other reasons 775
15 No reason given 6
16 Same as usual hours 31840
-10 No answer/Does not apply 69510
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2004
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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