Prospective move for employment reasons
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Index term
Question asked in the latest wave:
demographics_w15.xpmvemp
Question label:
Prospective move for employment reasons
Question text:
What employment related reason is that?
Question universe:
if [XPMove = 1] // Expects to move in the coming year
And if [XPMovY1 = 3] // Expects to move for employment reasons
Question interviewer instructions:
PROBE AS NECESSARY. CODE ONE ONLY.
Further details:
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| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 32415 | 98.68% |
| proxy | -7 | 74 | 0.23% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Employer plans to move job to another workplace | 1 | 9 | 0.03% |
| A different job with the same employer which means moving workplace | 2 | 25 | 0.08% |
| Move to start a new job with a new employer | 3 | 162 | 0.49% |
| Move to be nearer work but won't move workplace | 4 | 55 | 0.17% |
| Move to start own business | 5 | 5 | 0.02% |
| Plan to relocate own business | 6 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Expect salary to increase so could afford to move home | 7 | 12 | 0.04% |
| Move to look for work | 8 | 46 | 0.14% |
| Retirement (self or spouse) | 9 | 11 | 0.03% |
| Other employment related reason | 97 | 30 | 0.09% |
| Total | 32849 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34903 | 98.4% |
| proxy | -7 | 134 | 0.38% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Employer plans to move job to another workplace | 1 | 18 | 0.05% |
| A different job with the same employer which means moving workplace | 2 | 37 | 0.1% |
| Move to start a new job with a new employer | 3 | 203 | 0.57% |
| Move to be nearer work but won't move workplace | 4 | 75 | 0.21% |
| Move to start own business | 5 | 2 | 0.01% |
| Plan to relocate own business | 6 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Expect salary to increase so could afford to move home | 7 | 16 | 0.05% |
| Move to look for work | 8 | 35 | 0.1% |
| Retirement (self or spouse) | 9 | 6 | 0.02% |
| Other employment related reason | 97 | 35 | 0.1% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
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