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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018

Variable Details

VariableTEMLEN
LabelLength of non-permanent job
Question text How long in all, from start to finish, was your job for?
Responses
1 Less than 1 month 45
2 1 month, less than 3 50
3 3 months, less than 6 119
4 6 months, less than 12 251
5 12 months, less than 18 188
6 18 months, less than 24 37
7 2 years, less than 3 80
8 3 years, less than 4 51
9 4 years, less than 5 35
10 5 years or more 41
11 Time not fixed yet 707
-9 Does not apply 87419
-8 No answer 16
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018
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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