Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2012

Variable Details

VariableREDYL11
LabelReason for leaving last job
Question text Could you tell me the reason you left your last job?
Responses
1 Dismissed 283
2 Made redundant,voluntary redundancy 1984
3 Temporary job ended 1043
4 Resigned 1054
5 Gave up work for health reasons 1868
6 Took early retirement 1317
7 Retired (at or after state pension age) 3215
8 Gave up wk for family,personal reason 2116
9 Education or training 354
10 Left for some other reason 908
-9 Does not apply 85745
-8 No answer 14
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly