Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Working Conditions Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableQ40
LabelQ40 - Over the last 12 months, how often have you been requested to come into work at short notice?
Question text Over the last 12 months [IF Q17=00: Since you started your main paid job], how often have you been requested to come into work at short notice?
Responses
1 Daily 372
2 Several times a week 1132
3 Several times a month 3908
4 Less often 11452
5 Never 24772
7 Not applicable (spontaneous) 1919
8 DK/no opinion (spontaneous) 257
9 Refusal (spontaneous) 38
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Working Conditions Survey, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q40 WITH SCALE – ONE ANSWER ONLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: All residents of the countries mentioned above aged 15 or older (16 or older in Bulgaria, Norway, Spain and the UK) and in employment at the time of the survey. People were considered to be in employment if they had worked for pay or profit for at least an hour in the week preceding the interview (ILO definition).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Sixth survey in the EWCS series.