Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableWHYTMP6
LabelReason for temporary job
Question text Did you take that type of job rather than a permanent job because... you had a contract which included a period of training, you had a contract for a probationary period, you could not find a permanent job, you did not want a permanent job, or was there some other reason?
Responses
1 Contract inc training 136
2 Contract for probationary period 82
3 Could not find permanent job 850
4 Did not want permanent job 505
5 Some other reason 707
-9 Does not apply 94992
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1st THAT APPLIES.
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.