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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2021

Variable Details

VariableCORO20B202
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) 3
2 Self-isolated or quarantined, i.e. staying at home because y 57
3 Shielding, which means you are staying at home due to being 7
4 Furloughed, that is, off work or reduced hours 12
5 Staying at home 44
6 Working less or not working due to lack of demand 59
7 Caring for someone with coronavirus 2
8 Caring for a child whose school has closed due to coronaviru 1
9 Caring for a child due to usual child care unavailable 4
10 Other coronavirus related reason - please specify 37
-9 Does not apply 88902
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 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
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