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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2012

Variable Details

VariableLOOKM111
Labelreason why looking for another job
Question text Why were you looking for another job? Response 1
Responses
1 Present job may come to an end 462
2 Pr job to fill time before find another 251
3 Pay unsatisfactory in present job 572
4 Journey unsatisfactory in present job 131
5 Wants longer hours than in present job 287
6 Wants shorter hours than in present job 60
7 Other aspects of pres job unsatisfactory 459
8 Resp wants to change occupation 285
9 Respondent wants to change sector 83
10 Other 418
-10 No answer/Does not apply 104048
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCode first 3 reasons given.
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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