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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Dataset, Quarter Two, 2006

Variable Details

VariableHOURREAS
LabelMain reason for hours actually worked during the reference week being different from the person's usual hours
Responses
1 Worked more — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 2831
2 Worked more — other reasons 894
3 Worked less — bad weather 42
4 Worked less — slack work for technical or economic reasons 39
5 Worked less — labour dispute 23
6 Worked less — education or training 139
7 Worked less — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 6893
8 Worked less — own illness, injury or temporary disability 693
9 Worked less — maternity or parental leave 24
10 Worked less — special leave for personal or family reasons 188
11 Worked less — annual Holidays 1580
12 Worked less — bank Holidays 4617
13 Worked less — start of/change in job during reference week 31
14 Worked less — end of job w/o taking up new one in ref week 21
15 Worked less — other reasons 375
16 Worked more — overtime 1693
97 Person worked usual hours during the reference week 28637
98 No reason given for a diff between actual and usual hours 0
99 Not applicable 71447
Sysmiss 484
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Dataset, Quarter Two, 2006
UniverseRespondents to the UK QLFS; see main QLFS documentation for details.;National
SamplingSee main QLFS documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.
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