Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2005

Variable Details

VariableREDYLFT
LabelReason for leaving last job
Question text Could you tell me the reason you left your last job? You were dismissed, you were made redundant or took voluntary redundancy, it was a temporary job which came to an end, you resigned, you gave up work for health reasons, you took early retirement, you retired (at or after statutory retirement age), you gave up work for family or personal reasons, you left for some other reason.
Responses
1 Dismissed 245
2 Made redundant,voluntary redundancy 1621
3 Temporary job ended 980
4 Resigned 1864
5 Gave up work for health reasons 2695
6 Took early retirement 1346
7 Retired (at or after statut. ret. age) 3327
8 Gave up wk for family,personal reason 2705
9 Left for some other reason 1451
-10 No answer/Does not apply 107826
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2005
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.