Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2012

Variable Details

Variableyless6
LabelReason worked fewer hours than usual in reference week
Question text What was the main reason that you did fewer hours than usual/were away from work in the week ending Sunday the [date]?
Responses
1 Number of hours or OT varies 6045
2 Bank holiday 3024
3 Maternity or paternity leave 608
4 Parental leave 24
5 Other leave or holiday 3571
6 Sick or injured 1181
7 Training course away from workplace 35
8 Started new job or changed jobs 23
9 Ended job and did not start new one 46
10 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - bad weather 85
11 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - labour disp. 10
12 Ld off,st-time,int - econ/other reason 158
13 Other personal or family reasons 205
14 Other reasons 574
-9 Does not apply 86821
-8 No answer 17
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All 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.
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