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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2012

Variable Details

VariableLOOKM112
LabelReasons for looking for different job 2
Question text Why were you looking for another job? Response 2
Responses
1 Present job may come to an end 13
2 Pr job to fill time before find another 55
3 Pay unsatisfactory in present job 140
4 Journey unsatisfactory in present job 61
5 Wants longer hours than in present job 107
6 Wants shorter hours than in present job 47
7 Other aspects of pres job unsatisfactory 236
8 Resp wants to change occupation 170
9 Respondent wants to change sector 118
10 Other 139
-10 No answer/Does not apply 102061
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 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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