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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2020 - February 2021

Variable Details

VariableRESTMR6
LabelReason job temporary (reported)
Responses
1 Permanent 31025
2 Seasonal job: includes training periods 0
3 Seasonal job: contract for proby period 0
4 Seasonal job: could not find permnt job 15
5 Seasonal job: did not want permnt job 24
6 Seasonal job: other reason 11
7 Seasonal job: no reason given 0
8 Fixed contract: includes training period 91
9 Fixed contract: contract for prob period 29
10 Fixed contract: could not find perm job 261
11 Fixed contract: did not want perm job 148
12 Fixed contract: other reason 305
13 Fixed contract: no reason given 1
14 Agency temp: includes period of training 11
15 Agency temp: contract for probty period 6
16 Agency temp: no reason given 140
17 Agency temp: did not want permanent job 68
18 Agency temp: other reason 59
19 Agency temp: no reason given 0
20 Casual: includes period of training 6
21 Casual: contract for probationary period 3
22 Casual: could not find a permanent job 43
23 Casual: did not want permanent job 136
24 Casual: other reason 79
25 Casual: no reason given 1
26 Other temp: includes period of training 15
27 Other temp: contract for probtry period 16
28 Other temp: could not find permanent job 49
29 Other temp: did not want permanent job 54
30 Other temp: other reason 108
31 Other temp: no reason given 2
32 Type of temporary job not stated 0
-9 Does not apply 46619
-8 No answer 24
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2020 - February 2021
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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