Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2013

Variable Details

VariableREDYL13
LabelReason for leaving last job
Question text Could you tell me the reason you left your last job?
Responses
1 You were dismissed 254
2 You were made redundant 1573
3 You took voluntary redundancy 262
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 1015
5 You resigned 1030
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1880
7 You took early retirement 1422
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 3344
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 2035
10 Education or training 446
11 You left work for some other reason 901
-9 Does not apply 84707
-8 No answer 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly