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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Annual Eurostat Dataset, 2008

Variable Details

VariableHOURREAS
LabelMain reason for hours actually worked during the reference week being different from the person's usual hours
Responses
1 Worked more — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 4029
2 Worked more — other reasons 1467
3 Worked less — bad weather 65
4 Worked less — slack work for technical or economic reasons 73
5 Worked less — labour dispute 18
6 Worked less — education or training 190
7 Worked less — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 9943
8 Worked less — own illness, injury or temporary disability 1114
9 Worked less — maternity or parental leave 38
10 Worked less — special leave for personal or family reasons 322
11 Worked less — annual Holidays 2707
12 Worked less — bank Holidays 4107
13 Worked less — start of/change in job during reference week 38
14 Worked less — end of job w/o taking up new one in ref week 35
15 Worked less — other reasons 670
16 Worked more — overtime 2468
97 Person worked usual hours during the reference week 49861
98 No reason given for a diff between actual and usual hours 0
99 Not applicable 115617
Sysmiss 868
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Annual Eurostat Dataset, 2008
UniverseRespondents to the UK QLFS; see main QLFS documentation for details.;National
SamplingSee main QLFS documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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