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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableYLESS6
LabelReasn wrkd few.hrs than usual in rf wk
Question text What was the main reason that you did fewer hours than usual/were away from work in the week ending Sunday the [date]?
Responses
1 Number of hours or OT varies 7560
2 Bank holiday 1188
3 Maternity or paternity leave 663
4 Parental leave 23
5 Other leave or holiday 5185
6 Sick or injured 1866
7 Training course away from workplace 169
8 Started new job or changed jobs 22
9 Ended job and did not start new one 65
10 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - bad weather 80
11 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - labour disp. 7
12 Ld off,st-time,int - econ/other reason 213
13 Other personal or family reasons 263
14 Other reasons 771
-10 No answer/Does not apply 102754
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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