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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2021

Variable Details

VariableDIFFHR20
LabelHours different from usual
Responses
1 More than usual hours 3694
2 Hours vary 5034
3 Bank holiday 644
4 Maternity/paternity leave 413
5 Parental leave 26
6 Other leave/holiday 4351
7 Sick or injured 1179
8 Training course 40
9 Started/changed jobs 55
10 Ended job 32
11 Bad weather 10
12 Labour dispute 9
13 Economic/other causes 394
14 Personal/family 215
15 Other reasons 1128
16 No reason given 19
17 Same as usual hours 25007
-9 Does not apply 45825
-8 No answer 1053
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2021
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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