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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableYPTCIA
LabelReason part time work
Question text (May I just check,) is the main reason [not want full-time job] because you were looking after children, looking after an incapacitated adult or some other reason?
Responses
1 Looking after children 3853
2 Looking after incapacitated adult 272
3 Some other reason 2288
-10 No answer/Does not apply 107781
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2009
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1st THAT APPLIES.
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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