Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020

Variable Details

VariableREDYL13
LabelReason for leaving last job
Question text We are interested in understanding why you took a second job as self-employed. Which of the following reasons describe why you became self-employed?
Responses
1 You were dismissed 121
2 You were made redundant 1147
3 You took voluntary redundancy 202
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 515
5 You resigned 676
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1247
7 You took early retirement 2047
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 3079
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 936
10 Education or training 249
11 You left work for some other reason 674
-9 Does not apply 60089
-8 No answer 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 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