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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2023

Variable Details

VariableUNDY981
LabelReasons for not looking additional/different job with longer hours - 1
Question text May I just check, why were you not looking for a job with longer hours or for an additional job? Response 1
Responses
1 Would like to work longer hours in existing job 975
2 Feel there is no work available given quals/experience 8
3 Believe that no work is available nearby 15
4 Waiting results of exams taken 6
5 Waiting results of job application 8
6 Waiting outcome for starting a business 3
7 Health problems 26
8 Do not want to look for work immediately 53
9 Other reason 205
-9 Does not apply 42931
-8 No answer 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2023
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY PROMPT AS NECESSARY 97 hours or more = 97 Don't know or refusal = 99
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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