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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Annual Eurostat Dataset, 2009

Variable Details

VariableHOURREAS
LabelMain reason for hours actually worked during the reference week being different from the person's usual hours
Responses
01 Worked more — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 3873
02 Worked more — other reasons 1398
03 Worked less — bad weather 123
04 Worked less — slack work for technical or economic reasons 327
05 Worked less — labour dispute 14
06 Worked less — education or training 130
07 Worked less — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 9135
08 Worked less — own illness, injury or temporary disability 912
09 Worked less — maternity or parental leave 40
10 Worked less — special leave for personal or family reasons 278
11 Worked less — annual Holidays 2403
12 Worked less — bank Holidays 3644
13 Worked less — start of/change in job during reference week 24
14 Worked less — end of job w/o taking up new one in ref week 27
15 Worked less — other reasons 588
16 Worked more — overtime 2197
97 Person worked usual hours during the reference week 46845
98 No reason given for a diff between actual and usual hours 0
99 Not applicable 112965
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Annual Eurostat Dataset, 2009
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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