Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 2021

Variable Details

VariableCORO20B203
LabelReason worked fewer hours due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Question text Were you... off sick with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), self-isolated or quarantined, that is, you were staying, at home because you or someone in your household had symptoms of coronavirus, shielding, which means you are staying at home due to being vulnerable to coronavirus, furloughed, that is, off work or reduced hours, staying at home, working less or not working due to lack of demand, caring for someone with coronavirus, caring for a child whose school has closed due to coronavirus, caring for a child due to usual child care unavailable, other coronavirus related reason - please specify?
Responses
1 off sick with symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) 1
2 self-isolated or in quarantine, that is, you were staying at 0
3 shielding, which means staying at home because of a health c 1
4 furloughed, that is, off work or reduced hours 14
5 staying at home 57
6 working less or not working due to lack of demand 160
7 caring for someone with coronavirus 2
8 caring for a child whose school had closed due to coronaviru 25
9 caring for a child due to usual childcare unavailable 11
10 other coronavirus related reason- please specify 21
-9 Does not apply 85280
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 2021
Interviewer InstructionsRunning prompt- code all that apply
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study