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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2012

Variable Details

VariableUNDY982
LabelReasons for not looking for additional or different job with longer hours 2
Question text May I just check, why were you not looking for a job with longer hours or for an additional job? Response 2
Responses
1 Like to work longer hrs in existing job 47
2 Feel no wk avail given qualsexperience 99
3 Believe that no work is available 138
4 Waiting results of exams taken 8
5 Waiting results of job application 1
6 Waiting outcome for starting a business 2
7 Health problems 14
8 Do not want to lk for wrk immediately 32
9 Other reason 136
-9 Does not apply 99424
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY PROMPT AS NECESSARY 97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
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
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