Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableYLESS6
LabelReason worked fewer hours than usual in reference week
Question text What was the main reason that you did fewer hours than usual/were away from work in the week ending Sunday the [date]?
Responses
1 Number of hours or OT varies 5955
2 Bank holiday 1999
3 Maternity or paternity leave 593
4 Parental leave 17
5 Other leave or holiday 3206
6 Sick or injured 1062
7 Training course away from workplace 37
8 Started new job or changed jobs 29
9 Ended job and did not start new one 37
10 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - bad weather 66
11 Ld off,st-time,interrupn - labour disp. 8
12 Ld off,st-time,int - econother reason 125
13 Other personal or family reasons 207
14 Other reasons 498
-9 Does not apply 83428
-8 No answer 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD.
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.