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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 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 115
2 You were made redundant 1131
3 You took voluntary redundancy 324
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 607
5 You resigned 1046
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1628
7 You took early retirement 2953
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 3907
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 1184
10 Education or training 311
11 You left work for some other reason 922
-9 Does not apply 74983
-8 No answer 17
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 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
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