Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2010

Variable Details

Variablediffhr6
LabelHours different from usual
Responses
1 More than usual hours 5089
2 Hours vary 6627
3 Bank holiday 753
4 Maternity, paternity leave 641
5 Parental leave 29
6 Other leave / holiday 4293
7 Sick or injured 1559
8 Training course 107
9 Started / changed job 34
10 Ended job 51
11 Bad Weather 656
12 Labour Dispute 24
13 Economic / Other causes 250
14 Personal / Family 278
15 Other reasons 839
16 No reason given 7
17 Same as usual hours 26577
-9 Does not apply 65336
-8 No answer 1343
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2010
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.