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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 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 4085
2 No 796
-9 Does not apply 89037
-8 No answer 46
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2016
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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