Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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 138
2 You were made redundant 1236
3 You took voluntary redundancy 302
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 584
5 You resigned 904
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1480
7 You took early retirement 2845
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 3807
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 1129
10 Education or training 276
11 You left work for some other reason 872
-9 Does not apply 74319
-8 No answer 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 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