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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 2022

Variable Details

VariableLOOKM111
LabelReason for looking for another job - 1
Question text Why were you looking for another job? Response 1
Responses
1 Present job may come to an end 145
2 Present job fills in time before finding another job 75
3 Pay unsatisfactory in present job 296
4 Journey to work unsatisfactory in present job 45
5 Wants to work longer hours than in present job 72
6 Wants to work shorter hours than in present job 45
7 Other aspects of present job unsatisfactory 320
8 Respondent wants to change occupation 134
9 Respondent wants to change sector 45
10 Other reasons 218
-9 Does not apply 74919
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 2022
Interviewer InstructionsCode first 3 reasons given.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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