Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018

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 185
2 Contract for probationary period 74
3 Could not find permanent job 560
4 Did not want permanent job 557
5 Some other reason 595
-9 Does not apply 87058
-8 No answer 10
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1st THAT APPLIES.
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