Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2021

Variable Details

VariableREDYL13
LabelReason for leaving last job
Question text Could you tell me the reason you left your last job?
Responses
1 You were dismissed 129
2 You were made redundant 1248
3 You took voluntary redundancy 282
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 567
5 You resigned 779
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1387
7 You took early retirement 2634
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 3585
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 1049
10 Education or training 285
11 You left work for some other reason 807
-9 Does not apply 71169
-8 No answer 11
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, February - April, 2021
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study