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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2021 - February 2022

Variable Details

VariableOVHRS
LabelHow many fewer hours would like to work
Question text How many fewer hours would you like to work in your job?
Responses
1 13
2 64
3 64
4 130
5 416
6 165
7 680
8 735
9 84
10 744
11 22
12 107
13 28
14 72
15 264
16 117
17 43
18 36
19 13
20 319
21 21
22 14
23 6
24 35
25 43
26 4
27 4
28 8
29 3
30 64
32 8
33 2
35 14
36 3
37 8
38 3
39 2
40 23
42 1
43 1
45 1
48 1
50 1
53 2
57 1
60 1
77 2
97 97 or more 0
99 Did not know / No answer 0
-9 Does not apply 76542
-8 No answer 113
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, December 2021 - February 2022
Interviewer Instructions97=97 hours or more
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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