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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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 179
2 You were made redundant 798
3 You took voluntary redundancy 216
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 551
5 You resigned 986
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1507
7 You took early retirement 1541
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 2823
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 1303
10 Education or training 355
11 You left work for some other reason 724
-9 Does not apply 73067
-8 No answer 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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
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