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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2020

Variable Details

VariableYLESS20
LabelReasn wrkd few.hrs than usual in rf wk
Question text What was the main reason that you did fewer hours than usual/were away from work in the week ending Sunday the …?
Responses
1 Number of hours worked/overtime varies 3272
2 Bank holiday 1053
3 Maternity leave 401
4 Paternity leave 18
5 Adoption leave 2
6 Shared parental leave 4
7 Unpaid parental leave 7
8 Other leave/holiday 1425
9 Sick or injured 623
10 Attending a training course away from own workplace 10
11 Started new job/ changed jobs 10
12 Ended job and did not start new one that week 21
13 Laid off/short time/work interrupted by bad weather 23
14 Laid off/short time/work interrupted by labour dispute at ow 12
15 Laid off/short time/work interrupted by economic and other c 5121
16 Off Season 46
17 Time off to deal with an emergency 33
18 Other personal/family reasons 194
19 Other reasons 4679
-9 Does not apply 52771
-8 No answer 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2020
Interviewer InstructionsASK OR RECORD
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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