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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2015

Variable Details

VariableLOOKM112
LabelWhy looking for another job 2
Question text Why were you looking for another job? Response 2
Responses
1 Present job may come to an end 17
2 Present job fills in time before finding another job 67
3 Pay unsatisfactory in present job 95
4 Journey to work unsatisfactory in present job 42
5 Wants to work longer hours than in present job 85
6 Wants to work shorter hours than in present job 44
7 Other aspects of present job unsatisfactory 203
8 Respondent wants to change occupation 137
9 Respondent wants to change sector 127
10 Other reasons 109
-9 Does not apply 94250
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCode first 3 reasons given.
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 TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.
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