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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009

Variable Details

Variableb8JYEn01
LabelMain Reason CM Stopped Doing This Job - 01
Question text Can you tell me the main reason you stopped doing this job?
Responses
1 Fixed term or temporary job ended 100
2 Made redundant 487
3 Dismissed from a job 16
4 Left because pregnant 139
5 Left job for health reasons 123
6 Just decided to leave 374
7 Career break 95
8 More money 235
9 Got a better job 825
10 Firm closed down 98
11 For some other reason 0
12 Family Commitments changed 225
13 Moved location/ house 140
14 Long/ unsociable hours 113
15 Left to start own business 150
16 New role within company 232
23 2
94 Other specific answer not in codeframe 270
95 Vague or irrelevant answer 13
96 Editor can t deal with 0
-9 Refusal 2
-8 Don't Know 1
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 5234
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Eight-Year Follow-up, 2008-2009
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ONE ONLY.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All children in England, Scotland and Wales born in one week in 1970
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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