Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2024

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 78
2 You were made redundant 466
3 You took voluntary redundancy 142
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 320
5 You resigned 532
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1071
7 You took early retirement 1544
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 1853
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 708
10 Education or training 150
11 You left work for some other reason 427
-9 Does not apply 43488
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2024
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