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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008

Variable Details

VariableLOOKM81
Label1st reason why looking for another job
Question text Why were you looking for another job?
Responses
1 Present job may come to an end 436
2 Pr job to fill time before find another 234
3 Pay unsatisfactory in present job 517
4 Journey unsatisfactory in present job 117
5 Wants longer hours than in present job 185
6 Wants shorter hours than in present job 69
7 Other aspects of pres job unsatisfactory 408
8 Resp wants to change occupation/sector 251
9 Other reasons 369
-10 No answer/Does not apply 118243
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FIRST 3 REASONS
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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