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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2017

Variable Details

VariableOVHRS
LabelHow many fewer hours would like to work
Question text How many fewer hours would you like to work in your job?
Responses
1 17
2 61
3 75
4 151
5 486
6 159
7 629
8 643
9 68
10 808
11 28
12 157
13 40
14 92
15 238
16 119
17 47
18 38
19 15
20 328
21 20
22 25
23 10
24 32
25 53
26 2
27 5
28 6
30 58
32 7
33 2
34 1
35 20
36 4
37 11
38 3
39 3
40 30
42 3
44 1
45 4
47 1
48 3
50 6
53 1
60 1
70 1
75 1
90 1
97 97 or more 3
99 Did not know / No answer 0
-9 Does not apply 84048
-8 No answer 161
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2017
Interviewer Instructions97=97 hours or more
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected quarterly
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