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Labour Force Survey, 2008
LFS-Q4, IPUMS Harmonized Subset

Spain, 2008
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ESP_2008_LFS-Q4_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics (INE), IPUMS
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Reason could not work more hours (ES2008K_RZNDISH)

Data file: ESP2008_LFS-Q4-P-H

Overview

Type: Discrete
Start: 325
End: 325
Width: 1
Range: -
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
47. [If the interview happened the week it was supposed to or the week after]
<br />Which of the following reasons would cause you not to start on those dates? (I will read the options to you): DISP22
<br />[If the interview happened more than one week after it was supposed to]
<br />Which of the following reasons would have caused you not to start on that date? (I will read the options for you): DISP22</p>
<div class="i1">[] 1 Unable to quit current job because of the notice period<br />[] 2 Completing studies or training<br />[] 3 Personal reasons or family responsibilities<br />[] 4 Disease or own disability<br />[] 5 Other reasons<br />[] 0 Unknown</div>
Categories
Value Category
1 Having to complete studies or training
2 Personal reasons or family responsibilities
3 Disease or own disability
4 Not able to leave current job due to the period of notice (for those with work in the reference week)
5 Other reasons
9 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 why the person would not be able to work more hours even though they were seeking work.
Universe
Spain 2008 Q4 LFS: Persons with a job who want to work more hours but were unable

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