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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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 15
2 69
3 76
4 186
5 527
6 158
7 592
8 595
9 69
10 806
11 39
12 124
13 37
14 84
15 279
16 104
17 45
18 44
19 14
20 341
21 21
22 18
23 6
24 30
25 52
26 4
27 1
28 8
30 64
31 2
32 3
34 3
35 20
36 4
37 6
38 1
39 1
40 28
42 3
44 3
45 4
49 1
50 5
54 1
55 3
59 1
64 1
70 1
75 2
77 1
97 97 or more 1
-10 No answer/Does not apply 102140
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2011
Interviewer Instructions97=97 hours or more
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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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