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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2024

Variable Details

VariableTEMLEN
LabelLength of non-permanent job
Question text How long in all, from start to finish, was your job for?
Responses
1 Less than 1 month 24
2 1 month, less than 3 63
3 3 months, less than 6 66
4 6 months, less than 12 130
5 12 months, less than 18 119
6 18 months, less than 24 46
7 2 years, less than 3 47
8 3 years, less than 4 49
9 4 years, less than 5 28
10 5 years or more 29
11 Time not fixed yet 397
-9 Does not apply 60297
-8 No answer 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 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.
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