Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2009

Variable Details

Variableyless6
LabelReason worked fewer hours than usual in reference week
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 6614
2 Bank holiday 1087
3 Maternity or paternity leave 617
4 Parental leave 34
5 Other leave or holiday 6670
6 Sick or injured 1405
7 Training course away from workplace 91
8 Started new job or changed jobs 33
9 Ended job and did not start new one 49
10 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - bad weather 49
11 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - labour disp. 7
12 Ld off,st-time,int - econ/other reason 318
13 Other personal or family reasons 267
14 Other reasons 627
-9 Does not apply 98680
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.