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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2014

Variable Details

VariableYLESS6
LabelReasn wrkd few.hrs than usual in rf wk
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 6016
2 Bank holiday 2832
3 Maternity or paternity leave 581
4 Parental leave 24
5 Other leave or holiday 3533
6 Sick or injured 1139
7 Training course away from workplace 43
8 Started new job or changed jobs 25
9 Ended job and did not start new one 53
10 Laid off/short time/work interrupted by bad weather 60
11 Laid off/short time/work interrupted by labour dispute at ow 5
12 Laid off/short time/work interrupted by economic/other cause 76
13 Other personal or family reasons 210
14 Other reasons 497
-9 Does not apply 83571
-8 No answer 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2014
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. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly
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