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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2020

Variable Details

VariableLOOKM111
LabelReason for looking for another job - 1
Question text Why were you looking for another job? Response 1
Responses
1 Present job may come to an end 192
2 Present job fills in time before finding another job 84
3 Pay unsatisfactory in present job 261
4 Journey to work unsatisfactory in present job 75
5 Wants to work longer hours than in present job 81
6 Wants to work shorter hours than in present job 43
7 Other aspects of present job unsatisfactory 319
8 Respondent wants to change occupation 142
9 Respondent wants to change sector 57
10 Other reasons 246
-9 Does not apply 71984
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2020
Interviewer InstructionsCode first 3 reasons given.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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