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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableUNDY981
LabelReasons for not looking additional/different job with longer hours - 1
Question text May I just check, why were you not looking for a job with longer hours or for an additional job? Response 1
Responses
1 Would like to work longer hours in existing job 2466
2 Feel there is no work available given quals/experience 54
3 Believe that no work is available nearby 59
4 Waiting results of exams taken 11
5 Waiting results of job application 32
6 Waiting outcome for starting a business 6
7 Health problems 70
8 Do not want to look for work immediately 112
9 Other reason 502
-9 Does not apply 83883
-8 No answer 15
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2019
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY PROMPT AS NECESSARY 97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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