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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2016

Variable Details

VariableUNDST
LabelCould work longer hours within next 2 weeks
Question text IF UNDEMP=1 AND STAT=1 (would prefer longer hours and employee) If you were offered longer hours (by your current employer) could you start working them within two weeks? ALL OTHER CASES IN MAIN ROUTING If you found a job or work to provide these extra hours could you start within 2 weeks?
Responses
1 Yes 4049
2 No 679
-9 Does not apply 86012
-8 No answer 47
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2016
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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