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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2020

Variable Details

VariableLOOKM112
LabelReason for looking for another job - 2
Question text Why were you looking for another job? Response 2
Responses
1 Present job may come to an end 9
2 Present job fills in time before finding another job 28
3 Pay unsatisfactory in present job 54
4 Journey to work unsatisfactory in present job 26
5 Wants to work longer hours than in present job 31
6 Wants to work shorter hours than in present job 16
7 Other aspects of present job unsatisfactory 105
8 Respondent wants to change occupation 66
9 Respondent wants to change sector 64
10 Other reasons 66
-9 Does not apply 74367
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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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