Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2024

Variable Details

VariableWHYTMP6
LabelReason for temporary job
Question text Did you take that type of job rather than a permanent job because... you had a contract which included a period of training, you had a contract for a probationary period, you could not find a permanent job, you did not want a permanent job, or was there some other reason?
Responses
1 Contract inc training 99
2 Contract for probationary period 36
3 Could not find permanent job 206
4 Did not want permanent job 353
5 Some other reason 396
-9 Does not apply 54334
-8 No answer 6
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2024
Interviewer InstructionsCODE 1st THAT APPLIES.
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