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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
European Working Conditions Survey, 2015
Variable Details
| Variable | Q12 | |||||||||
| Label | Q12 - What is the exact duration of the contract in number of years and months? (Combined years and months) | |||||||||
| Question text | What is the exact duration of the contract in number of years and months? | |||||||||
| Responses |
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||
| Location | European Working Conditions Survey, 2015 | |||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | THIS IS FOR CURRENT CONTRACT IF LESS THAN 1 YEAR, CODE '00' IN BOX 'YEARS' AND ENTER THE NUMBER OF MONTHS IN BOX 'MONTHS' - IF "DK/NO OPINION", CODE '88' IN BOTH BOXES. IF THE FIXED-TERM CONTRACT DOES NOT HAVE AN EXACT DURATION CODE '77' IN BOTH BOXES. IN CASE THE RESPONDENT HAS BEEN HOLDING A SERIES OF CONTRACTS, THE RESPONDENT SHOULD ANSWER IN RELATION TO THEIR CURRENT CONTRACT. | |||||||||
| Universe | Location 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). | |||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample | |||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study; Sixth survey in the EWCS series. |
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