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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 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 22
1.5 2
2 79
2.3 1
2.5 18
2.75 1
3 78
3.5 5
4 158
4.5 5
5 537
5.5 4
6 140
6.5 4
7 144
7.5 48
8 300
8.5 5
8.75 1
9 36
9.25 1
9.5 4
10 755
11 19
11.5 6
12 125
12.5 6
13 27
13.5 4
14 57
15 214
15.5 2
16 89
17 32
17.5 9
18 19
18.5 1
18.75 1
19 8
19.5 1
20 267
20.5 1
21 26
21.5 2
22 16
22.5 5
23 9
23.5 1
24 39
25 40
26 4
27 5
27.5 2
28 6
29 3
30 60
31 1
31.5 1
32 5
32.5 2
34 4
35 12
36 1
37 7
37.5 2
38 1
40 16
45 2
48 3
50 3
57 1
80 1
97 97 or more 4
99 Did not know/no answer 212
-9 Does not apply 89476
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2021
Interviewer Instructions97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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