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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableRESTMR6
LabelReason job temporary (reported)
Responses
1 Permanent 45643
2 Seasonal job: includes training periods 3
3 Seasonal job: contract for prob'y period 4
4 Seasonal job: could not find perm'nt job 60
5 Seasonal job: did not want perm'nt job 53
6 Seasonal job: other reason 66
7 Seasonal job: no reason given 0
8 Fixed contract: includes training period 122
9 Fixed contract: contract for prob period 52
10 Fixed contract: could not find perm job 273
11 Fixed contract: did not want perm job 192
12 Fixed contract: other reason 488
13 Fixed contract: no reason given 1
14 Agency temp: includes period of training 9
15 Agency temp: contract for prob'ty period 11
16 Agency temp: no reason given 240
17 Agency temp: did not want permanent job 113
18 Agency temp: other reason 89
19 Agency temp: no reason given 0
20 Casual: includes period of training 2
21 Casual: contract for probationary period 1
22 Casual: could not find a permanent job 114
23 Casual: did not want permanent job 309
24 Casual: other reason 154
25 Casual: no reason given 0
26 Other temp: includes period of training 21
27 Other temp: contract for prob'try period 23
28 Other temp: could not find permanent job 49
29 Other temp: did not want permanent job 57
30 Other temp: other reason 172
31 Other temp: no reason given 0
32 Type of temporary job not stated 4
-10 No answer/Does not apply 72504
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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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