Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2023

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 67
2 You were made redundant 448
3 You took voluntary redundancy 125
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 267
5 You resigned 501
6 You gave up work for health reasons 952
7 You took early retirement 1573
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 1923
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 597
10 Education or training 131
11 You left work for some other reason 386
-9 Does not apply 37266
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2023
Interviewer InstructionsPROMPT AS NECESSARY
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingFour sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected quarterly