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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2024

Variable Details

VariableDIFFHR20
LabelHours different from usual
Responses
1 More than usual hours 2480
2 Hours vary 2588
3 Bank holiday 400
4 Maternity, paternity leave 249
5 Parental leave 10
6 Other leave holiday 2155
7 Sick or injured 681
8 Training course 18
9 Started changed job 14
10 Ended job 19
11 Bad Weather 13
12 Labour Dispute 2
13 Economic/Other causes 16
14 Personal/Family 139
15 Other reasons 515
16 No reason given 1754
17 Same as usual hours 19229
-9 Does not apply 32189
-8 No answer 598
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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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