Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2010

Variable Details

Variableredylft
LabelReason for leaving last job
Question text Could you tell me the reason you left your last job?
Responses
1 Dismissed 276
2 Made redundant,voluntary redundancy 1951
3 Temporary job ended 1065
4 Resigned 1368
5 Gave up work for health reasons 2136
6 Took early retirement 1474
7 Retired (at or after state pension age) 3296
8 Gave up wk for family,personal reason 2092
9 Left for some other reason 1090
-9 Does not apply 92129
-8 No answer 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsPrompt as necessary.
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.