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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2011

Variable Details

VariableOVHRS
LabelHow many fewer hours would like to work
Question text How many fewer hours would you like to work in that/your current job?
Responses
1 14
2 59
3 83
4 148
5 515
6 160
7 607
8 533
9 77
10 819
11 25
12 136
13 35
14 90
15 256
16 108
17 72
18 43
19 11
20 329
21 17
22 15
23 6
24 25
25 50
26 2
27 4
28 6
30 53
31 1
32 4
33 1
34 1
35 15
36 2
37 10
38 2
39 1
40 18
42 1
44 1
45 4
48 1
50 5
53 1
56 1
57 1
60 4
75 1
97 97 or more 2
-10 No answer/Does not apply 100824
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2011
Interviewer Instructions97=97 hours or more
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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