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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2022

Variable Details

VariableYSTART
LabelReason not able to start work within 2 weeks
Question text Why would you not have been able to start within 2 weeks?
Responses
1 Must complete education 217
2 Cannot leave present job within 2 weeks 765
3 Looking after family or home 310
4 Temp sick or injured 78
5 Long-term sick or disabled 470
6 Other reason 367
-9 Does not apply 67228
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2022
Interviewer InstructionsCode main reason only
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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