Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 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 139
2 You were made redundant 1225
3 You took voluntary redundancy 290
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 571
5 You resigned 857
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1430
7 You took early retirement 2754
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 3682
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 1075
10 Education or training 276
11 You left work for some other reason 834
-9 Does not apply 72426
-8 No answer 13
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 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