Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableSHFTYP
LabelType of shift pattern
Question text What type of shift pattern do you work?
Responses
1 Three-shift working 553
2 Continental shifts 146
3 Two-shift system earlylate-double day 1620
4 Sometimes nights sometimes days 953
5 Split shifts 257
6 Morning shifts 202
7 Evening or twilight shifts 341
8 Night shifts 528
9 Weekend shifts 98
10 Other type of shiftwork 1575
-9 Does not apply 90963
-8 No answer 38
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY
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.