Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, 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 285
2 Continental shifts 56
3 Two-shift system earlylate-double day 692
4 Sometimes nights sometimes days 481
5 Split shifts 98
6 Morning shifts 164
7 Evening or twilight shifts 214
8 Night shifts 245
9 Weekend shifts 73
10 Other type of shiftwork 899
-9 Does not apply 54199
-8 No answer 27
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, Household Dataset, April - June, 2024
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.