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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2020

Variable Details

VariableJBTP101
LabelWay in which job was not permanent - 1
Question text In what way was the job not permanent, was it... working for an employment agency, casual type of work, seasonal work, done under contract for a fixed period or for a fixed task, or was there some other way that it was not permanent? Response 1
Responses
1 Working for an employment agency 252
2 Casual work 272
3 Seasonal work 77
4 Under contract for a fixed period/task 790
5 Other reason 230
-9 Does not apply 73207
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2020
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY RUNNING PROMPT If respondent says retired you should go back to the previous question (JobTyp) and stress the first clause.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Primary Set
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