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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 2008

Variable Details

VariableYLESS62
LabelReasn wrkd few.hrs than usual in rf wk
Responses
1 Number of hours or OT varies 4391
2 Bank holiday 660
3 Maternity or paternity leave 321
4 Parental leave 6
5 Other leave or holiday 4258
6 Sick or injured 841
7 Training course away from workplace 83
8 Started new job or changed jobs 22
9 Ended job and did not start new one 27
10 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - bad weather 41
11 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - labour disp. 19
12 Ld off,st-time,int - econ/other reason 57
13 Other personal or family reasons 167
14 Other reasons 464
-9 Does not apply 33366
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, April - September, 2008
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