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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableLOOKM113
LabelReasons for looking for different job 3
Question text Why were you looking for another job? Response 3
Responses
1 Present job may come to an end 5
2 Pr job to fill time before find another 16
3 Pay unsatisfactory in present job 27
4 Journey unsatisfactory in present job 16
5 Wants longer hours than in present job 49
6 Wants shorter hours than in present job 14
7 Other aspects of pres job unsatisfactory 69
8 Resp wants to change occupation 65
9 Respondent wants to change sector 71
10 Other 56
-9 Does not apply 96886
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCode first 3 reasons given.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.
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