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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableUNDY981
LabelReasons for not looking for additional or different job with longer hours 1
Question text May I just check, why are you not looking for a job with longer hours or for an additional job? Response 1.
Responses
1 Like to work longer hrs in existing job 3496
2 Feel no wk avail given quals/experience 76
3 Believe that no work is available 147
4 Waiting results of exams taken 13
5 Waiting results of job application 14
6 Waiting outcome for starting a business 3
7 Health problems 44
8 Do not want to lk for wrk immediately 127
9 Other reason 472
-10 No answer/Does not apply 100807
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY. PROMPT AS NECESSARY. 97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
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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