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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2017

Variable Details

VariableWHYTMP6
LabelReason for temporary job
Question text Did you take that type of job rather than a permanent job because... you had a contract which included a period of training, you had a contract for a probationary period, you could not find a permanent job, you did not want a permanent job, or was there some other reason?
Responses
1 Contract inc training 154
2 Contract for probationary period 60
3 Could not find permanent job 549
4 Did not want permanent job 589
5 Some other reason 715
-9 Does not apply 89246
-8 No answer 10
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1st THAT APPLIES.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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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