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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2017

Variable Details

VariableLOOKM112
LabelReasons for looking for another job - 2
Question text Why were you looking for another job? Response 2
Responses
1 Present job may come to an end 9
2 Present job fills in time before finding another 33
3 Pay unsatisfactory in present job 95
4 Journey to work unsatisfactory in present job 56
5 Wants to work longer hours than in present job 48
6 Wants to work shorter hours than in present job 56
7 Other aspects of present job unsatisfactory 171
8 Wants to change occupation 107
9 Wants to change sector 109
10 Other reasons 106
-9 Does not apply 91426
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsCode first 3 reasons given.
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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