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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2019

Variable Details

VariableUNDHRS
LabelExtra hours wished to work
Question text How many extra hours, in addition to those you usually work, would you like to work each week?
Responses
1 23
1.25 1
1.5 3
2 76
2.5 17
3 82
3.25 1
3.5 5
4 163
4.5 4
5 576
5.5 7
6 172
6.5 6
7 168
7.3 1
7.5 57
8 291
8.5 3
9 45
10 877
10.5 3
11 35
11.5 5
12 142
12.25 1
12.5 13
13 26
13.5 1
14 51
14.5 2
15 233
16 111
16.5 1
16.75 1
17 30
17.5 5
18 29
18.5 1
19 21
20 346
21 17
21.5 1
22 16
23 8
24 54
25 51
26 2
26.5 2
27 4
27.5 2
28 15
29 3
29.25 1
30 70
31 5
32 12
32.5 1
33 2
34 2
35 13
36 3
37 14
37.5 7
40 25
41 1
45 2
48 1
50 3
55 1
60 4
65 1
70 2
97 97 or more 0
99 Did not know/no answer 206
-9 Does not apply 83024
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2019
Interviewer Instructions97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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