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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2009

Variable Details

VariableYLESS6
LabelReasn wrkd few.hrs than usual in rf wk
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 6810
2 Bank holiday 959
3 Maternity or paternity leave 639
4 Parental leave 33
5 Other leave or holiday 4790
6 Sick or injured 1714
7 Training course away from workplace 111
8 Started new job or changed jobs 33
9 Ended job and did not start new one 55
10 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - bad weather 150
11 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - labour disp. 21
12 Ld off,st-time,int - econ/other reason 260
13 Other personal or family reasons 298
14 Other reasons 820
-10 No answer/Does not apply 97501
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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 April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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