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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 2022

Variable Details

VariablePREFHR
LabelHours sought in new job
Question text In the job that you were looking for, would you rather work longer hours than in your present job, or would you rather work shorter hours?
Responses
1 Longer 176
2 Shorter 263
3 The same 639
4 Don't Know, no preference 120
-9 Does not apply 75117
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, March - May, 2022
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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