Labour Force Survey, 2018
LFS-Q1, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Italy, 2018
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ITA_2018_LFS-Q1_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), IPUMS
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- ITA2018_LFS-Q1-H-H
- ITA2018_LFS-Q1-P-H
Reason worked fewer hours than usual last week (IT2018H_C34)
Data file: ITA2018_LFS-Q1-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
337
End:
339
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
C34. What is the main reason for which you worked less than usual?</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Redundancy fund (ordinary or extraordinary) [set C35=2]<br />[] 2 Reduced enterprise activity for economic and/or technical reasons (excluding IGC)<br />[] 3 Strike [only in selected survey years]<br />[] 4 Job-related dispute<br />[] 5 Bad weather<br />[] 6 Illness, personal health problems, accident<br />[] 7 Annual leave<br />[] 8 Public holidays in week<br />[] 9 Flexible work schedule (e.g. paid leave)<br />[] 10 Vertical part-time<br />[] 11 Study or training not organized as part of the job<br />[] 12 Mandatory absence for maternity<br />[] 13 Optional leave until the child's eighth birthday (parental leave)<br />[] 14 Family reasons (excluding mandatory maternity and parental leave)<br />[] 15 Lack of/low workload<br />[] 16 Start or change of job during the week<br />[] 17 Finished the job during the week<br />[] 996 Other</div>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Redundancy fund (ordinary or extraordinary) [set C35=2]<br />[] 2 Reduced enterprise activity for economic and/or technical reasons (excluding IGC)<br />[] 3 Strike [only in selected survey years]<br />[] 4 Job-related dispute<br />[] 5 Bad weather<br />[] 6 Illness, personal health problems, accident<br />[] 7 Annual leave<br />[] 8 Public holidays in week<br />[] 9 Flexible work schedule (e.g. paid leave)<br />[] 10 Vertical part-time<br />[] 11 Study or training not organized as part of the job<br />[] 12 Mandatory absence for maternity<br />[] 13 Optional leave until the child's eighth birthday (parental leave)<br />[] 14 Family reasons (excluding mandatory maternity and parental leave)<br />[] 15 Lack of/low workload<br />[] 16 Start or change of job during the week<br />[] 17 Finished the job during the week<br />[] 996 Other</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 001 | Redundancy fund (ordinary or extraordinary) |
| 002 | Reduced enterprise activity for economic and/or technical reasons (excluding IGC) |
| 004 | Job-related dispute |
| 005 | Bad weather |
| 006 | Illness, personal health problems, accident |
| 007 | Annual leave |
| 008 | Public holidays in week |
| 009 | Flexible work schedule (e.g. paid leave) |
| 010 | Vertical part-time |
| 011 | Study or training not organized as part of the job |
| 012 | Mandatory absence for maternity |
| 013 | Optional leave until the child's eighth birthday (parental leave) |
| 014 | Family reasons (excluding mandatory maternity and parental leave) |
| 015 | Lack of/low workload |
| 016 | Start or change of job during the week |
| 017 | Finished the job during the week |
| 018 | Study or training not recognized in work hours |
| 994 | Does occasional job |
| 995 | Does seasonal work |
| 996 | Other |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
This variable indicates the reason for which the person worked fewer hours than usual during the previous week.
Universe
Italy 2018: Employed persons who worked fewer than usual hours last week
concept
Concept