Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Working Conditions Survey, 2015

Variable Details

VariableQ25
LabelQ25 - How many hours per week would you prefer to work at present? [Make a free choice regarding your working hours]
Question text Provided that you could make a free choice regarding your working hours and taking into account the need to earn a living: how many hours per week would you prefer to work at present?
Responses
777 The same number of hours as currently (spontaneous) 16571
888 DK (spontaneous) 1499
999 Refusal (spontaneous) 161
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Working Conditions Survey, 2015
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.