Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Dataset, Quarter One, 2014

Variable Details

VariableHOURREAS
LabelMain reason for hours actually worked being different from the person's usual hours
Responses
01 Worked more — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 2524
02 Worked more — other reasons 904
03 Worked less — bad weather 65
04 Worked less — slack work for technical or economic reasons 58
05 Worked less — labour dispute 8
06 Worked less — education or training 30
07 Worked less — variable hours (e.g. flexible working hours) 5718
08 Worked less — own illness, injury or temporary disability 577
09 Worked less — maternity or parental leave 24
10 Worked less — special leave for personal or family reasons 140
11 Worked less — annual Holidays 1515
12 Worked less — bank Holidays 655
13 Worked less — start of/change in job during reference week 13
14 Worked less — end of job w/o taking up new one in ref week 24
15 Worked less — other reasons 327
16 Worked more — overtime 1370
97 Person worked usual hours during the reference week 27244
98 No reason given for a diff between actual and usual hours 447
99 Not applicable 55760
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Eurostat Dataset, Quarter One, 2014
UniverseRespondents to the UK QLFS; see main QLFS documentation for details.;National
SamplingSee main QLFS documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly.