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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2023

Variable Details

VariableRESTMR6
LabelReason job temporary (reported)
Responses
1 Permanent 16701
2 Seasonal job: includes training periods 2
3 Seasonal job: contract for proby period 1
4 Seasonal job: could not find permnt job 8
5 Seasonal job: did not want permnt job 35
6 Seasonal job: other reason 25
7 Seasonal job: no reason given 0
8 Fixed contract: includes training period 46
9 Fixed contract: contract for prob period 18
10 Fixed contract: could not find perm job 91
11 Fixed contract: did not want perm job 86
12 Fixed contract: other reason 168
13 Fixed contract: no reason given 1
14 Agency temp: includes period of training 1
15 Agency temp: contract for probty period 3
16 Agency temp: no reason given 52
17 Agency temp: did not want permanent job 48
18 Agency temp: other reason 34
19 Agency temp: no reason given 0
20 Casual: includes period of training 3
21 Casual: contract for probationary period 1
22 Casual: could not find a permanent job 27
23 Casual: did not want permanent job 130
24 Casual: other reason 66
25 Casual: no reason given 0
26 Other temp: includes period of training 7
27 Other temp: contract for probtry period 8
28 Other temp: could not find permanent job 11
29 Other temp: did not want permanent job 25
30 Other temp: other reason 54
31 Other temp: no reason given 0
32 Type of temporary job not stated 0
-9 Does not apply 26581
-8 No answer 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2023
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
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