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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Ad Hoc Module Eurostat Dataset, 2010

Variable Details

VariableHOURREAS
LabelMain reason for hours actually worked during the reference week being different from the person's usual hours
Responses
01 Worked more — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 1677
02 Worked more — other reasons 469
03 Worked less — bad weather 158
04 Worked less — slack work for technical or economic reasons 77
05 Worked less — labour dispute 5
06 Worked less — education or training 53
07 Worked less — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 3848
08 Worked less — own illness, injury or temporary disability 375
09 Worked less — maternity or parental leave 20
10 Worked less — special leave for personal or family reasons 124
11 Worked less — annual Holidays 1064
12 Worked less — bank Holidays 1034
13 Worked less — start of/change in job during reference week 13
14 Worked less — end of job w/o taking up new one in ref week 13
15 Worked less — other reasons 273
16 Worked more — overtime 924
97 Person worked usual hours during the reference week 25287
98 No reason given for a diff between actual and usual hours 0
99 Not applicable 57411
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Ad Hoc Module Eurostat Dataset, 2010
UniverseRespondents to the UK QLFS; see main QLFS documentation for details.;National
SamplingSee main QLFS documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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