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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2014

Variable Details

VariableOVHRS
LabelHow many fewer hours would like to work
Question text How many fewer hours would you like to work in your job?
Responses
1 16
2 62
3 76
4 174
5 513
6 151
7 682
8 686
9 81
10 885
11 32
12 153
13 41
14 106
15 321
16 128
17 42
18 45
19 21
20 361
21 15
22 20
23 11
24 49
25 37
26 5
27 4
28 6
30 68
31 1
32 8
33 2
35 13
36 3
37 9
39 1
40 31
41 1
42 1
45 3
47 1
48 2
50 5
52 1
55 1
60 5
70 1
75 3
80 1
97 97 or more 4
99 Did not know / No answer 0
-9 Does not apply 94985
-8 No answer 179
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2014
Interviewer Instructions97=97 hours or more
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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