Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2020

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 156
2 You were made redundant 677
3 You took voluntary redundancy 181
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 510
5 You resigned 751
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1310
7 You took early retirement 1515
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 2399
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 1061
10 Education or training 276
11 You left work for some other reason 613
-9 Does not apply 64028
-8 No answer 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2020
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study