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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2016

Variable Details

VariableUNDY981
LabelReasons for not looking additional/different job with longer hours - 1
Question text May I just check, why were you not looking for a job with longer hours or for an additional job? Response 1
Responses
1 Would like to work longer hours in existing job 3253
2 Feel there is no work available given quals/experience 74
3 Believe that no work is available nearby 92
4 Waiting results of exams taken 7
5 Waiting results of job application 14
6 Waiting outcome for starting a business 5
7 Health problems 58
8 Do not want to look for work immediately 122
9 Other reason 572
-9 Does not apply 90286
-8 No answer 26
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, January - March, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY PROMPT AS NECESSARY 97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
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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