Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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 94
2 You were made redundant 513
3 You took voluntary redundancy 144
4 It was a temporary job which came to an end 366
5 You resigned 633
6 You gave up work for health reasons 1298
7 You took early retirement 1723
8 You retired (at or after state pension age) 2055
9 You gave up work for family or personal reasons 833
10 Education or training 211
11 You left work for some other reason 468
-9 Does not apply 50797
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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