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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2021

Variable Details

VariableUNDHRS
LabelExtra hours wished to work
Question text How many extra hours, in addition to those you usually work, would you like to work each week?
Responses
1 14
1.5 1
2 66
2.5 8
2.75 1
3 75
3.5 4
3.75 1
4 129
4.5 10
5 578
5.3 1
5.5 4
6 136
6.5 5
7 133
7.4 1
7.5 57
8 256
8.5 2
9 29
9.5 5
10 714
11 19
11.1 1
11.5 3
12 115
12.5 9
13 29
13.5 2
14 48
15 227
16 110
16.5 1
17 33
17.5 8
18 24
18.5 2
18.75 1
19 18
20 269
20.5 1
21 16
22 13
22.5 4
23 7
23.5 1
24 35
25 49
25.5 1
26 2
27 5
27.5 1
28 7
29 4
30 72
31 1
32 6
33 4
33.5 2
34 3
35 18
36 4
37 6
37.5 4
38 2
40 22
45 1
48 1
50 1
54 1
57 1
60 3
80 1
97 97 or more 4
99 Did not know/no answer 190
-9 Does not apply 86791
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2021
Interviewer Instructions97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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