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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2014

Variable Details

VariableTEMLEN
LabelHow long was temp job
Question text How long in all, from start to finish, was your job for?
Responses
1 Less than 1 month 62
2 1 month but less than 3 months 140
3 3 months but less than 6 months 205
4 6 months but less than 12 months 275
5 12 months but less than 18 months 244
6 18 months but less than 2 years 58
7 2 years but less than 3 years 77
8 3 years but less than 4 years 61
9 4 years but less than 5 years 15
10 5 years or more 51
11 time not fixed yet 936
-9 Does not apply 93564
-8 No answer 16
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2014
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
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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