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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableWHYTMP6
LabelReason for temporary job
Question text Did you take that type of job rather than a permanent job because you had a contract which included a period of training, you had a contract for a probationary period, you could not find a permanent job, you did not want a permanent job or was there some other reason?
Responses
1 Contract inc training 157
2 Contract for probationary period 91
3 Could not find permanent job 739
4 Did not want permanent job 725
5 Some other reason 969
-10 No answer/Does not apply 118148
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1st THAT APPLIES.
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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