Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2019

Variable Details

VariableREDYL13
LabelReason for leaving last job
Question text Could you tell me the reason you left your last job?
Responses
1 You were dismissed 162
2 You were made redundant 781
3 You took voluntary redundancy 231
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 511
5 You resigned 944
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1429
7 You took early retirement 1550
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 2846
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 1384
10 Education or training 324
11 You left work for some other reason 714
-9 Does not apply 75663
-8 No answer 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2019
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study