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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2009

Variable Details

VariableDIFFHR6
LabelHours different from usual
Responses
-10 65975
1 More than usual hours 5193
2 Hours vary 7062
3 Bank holiday 3384
4 Maternity, paternity leave 585
5 Parental leave 44
6 Other leave / holiday 4511
7 Sick or injured 1397
8 Training course 139
9 Started / changed job 21
10 Ended job 55
11 Bad Weather 76
12 Labour Dispute 10
13 Economic / Other causes 397
14 Personal / Family 282
15 Other reasons 640
16 No reason given 8
17 Same as usual hours 28190
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2009
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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