Reason for decreased working hours, employed & self-employed - other
Datafile
Question asked in the latest wave:
Question label:
Reason for decreased working hours, other
Question text:
Your answers suggest that you are working fewer hours than {IF ff_prevsurv=0: earlier in the year. / IF ff_prevsurv=1: when you last completed this survey on {ff_intd} {ff_intm} {ff_inty}.} Can you tell us why? Please select all that apply.
Question universe:
IF hrschange1 = 11 OR hrschange2 = 7 OR hrschange3 = 14 // Ask if reported other reason for reduced working hours.
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 17741 | 99.89% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Not doing overtime/extra hours | 15 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Non Covid-19/personal reasons | 16 | 3 | 0.02% |
| Own choice | 17 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Contract expired | 18 | 3 | 0.02% |
| Business closed (not codable elsewhere) | 19 | 1 | 0.01% |
| Job changes/new job | 20 | 8 | 0.05% |
| Working on rota/different shift patterns | 21 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Total | 17761 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.68 | 17742 | 15.0 | 21.0 | 1.89 | 19 |



