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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2019

Variable Details

VariableYLESS6
LabelReason worked fewer hours than usual in reference week
Question text What was the main reason that you did fewer hours than usual/were away from work in the week ending Sunday the [date]?
Responses
1 Number of hours worked/overtime varies 5085
2 Bank holiday 1876
3 Maternity or paternity leave 530
4 Parental leave 32
5 Other leave or holiday 3348
6 Sick or injured 1011
7 Training course away from workplace 33
8 Started new job or changed jobs 24
9 Ended job and did not start new one 48
10 Laid off/short time/work interrupted by bad weather 44
11 Laid off/short time/work interrupted by labour dispute at ow 2
12 Laid off/short time/work interrupted by economic/other cause 37
13 Other personal or family reasons 225
14 Other reasons 650
-9 Does not apply 76902
-8 No answer 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2019
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD.
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