Hours set: Job 1
Datafile
Index term
Variable note:
This variable measures how hours are determined at your job 1. The output values are displayed as continuous but are categorical. The value options are (1) Fixed weekly hours, (2) I choose my hours, (3) My employer chooses my hours, with a minimum guaranteed number of hours and (4) My employer chooses my hours, with no minimum guaranteed number of hours.
See zerohour, zerohour_2, zerohour_3, zerohour_4, zerohour_5, zerohour_6, zerohour_7, zerohour_8, zerohour_9, zerohour_10
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 16339 | 46.06% |
| refusal | -2 | 37 | 0.1% |
| don't know | -1 | 31 | 0.09% |
| Fixed weekly hours | 1 | 13803 | 38.91% |
| I choose my hours | 2 | 3350 | 9.44% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with a minimum guaranteed number of hours | 3 | 1301 | 3.67% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with no minimum guaranteed number of hours | 4 | 610 | 1.72% |
| Total | 35471 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.41 | 16407 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.76 | 19064 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 13066 | 46.67% |
| refusal | -2 | 36 | 0.13% |
| don't know | -1 | 38 | 0.14% |
| Fixed weekly hours | 1 | 10719 | 38.28% |
| I choose my hours | 2 | 2687 | 9.6% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with a minimum guaranteed number of hours | 3 | 986 | 3.52% |
| My employer chooses my hours, with no minimum guaranteed number of hours | 4 | 466 | 1.66% |
| Total | 27998 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.41 | 13140 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.75 | 14858 |
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