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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2024

Variable Details

VariableSHFTYP
LabelType of shift pattern
Question text What type of shift pattern do you work?
Responses
1 Three-shift working 267
2 Continental shifts 52
3 Two-shift system earlylate-double day 649
4 Sometimes nights sometimes days 460
5 Split shifts 94
6 Morning shifts 155
7 Evening or twilight shifts 200
8 Night shifts 237
9 Weekend shifts 69
10 Other type of shiftwork 835
-9 Does not apply 52390
-8 No answer 22
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2024
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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