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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableDIFFHR6
LabelHours different from usual
Responses
1 More than usual hours 5998
2 Hours vary 7559
3 Bank holiday 1188
4 Maternity, paternity leave 662
5 Parental leave 23
6 Other leave / holiday 5180
7 Sick or injured 1894
8 Training course 169
9 Started / changed job 22
10 Ended job 65
11 Bad Weather 80
12 Labour Dispute 7
13 Economic / Other causes 213
14 Personal / Family 262
15 Other reasons 769
16 No reason given 2
17 Same as usual hours 30435
-10 No answer/Does not apply 66301
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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