Labour Force Survey, 2015
LFS-Q1, IPUMS Harmonized Subset
Spain, 2015
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ESP_2015_LFS-Q1_v01_M_v7.5_A_IPUMS
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National Institute of Statistics (INE), IPUMS
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- ESP2015_LFS-Q1-H-H
- ESP2015_LFS-Q1-P-H
Reason for difference actual and usual hours worked last week (ES2015H_RZDIFH)
Data file: ESP2015_LFS-Q1-P-H
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Start:
311
End:
312
Width:
2
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
29. What is the main reason that you worked a number of hours other than the usual? (Do not read the options. Mark the option that corresponds with the interviewee's response.) RZDIFH</p>
<div class="i1">Reasons for working fewer hours than usual:</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Holidays or days of leave<br />[] 2 Leave for the birth of a child<br />[] 3 Local town holidays<br />[] 4 Illness, accident or temporary disability<br />[] 5 Flexible or variable work schedule<br />[] 6 Union representation activities<br />[] 7 End of employment without starting a new one<br />[] 8 Start or change of employment during the week in reference<br />[] 9 Bad weather<br />[] 10 Stopped temporarily for technical or economic reasons<br />[] 11 Employment regulation plan<br />[] 12 Strike or labor dispute<br />[] 13 Receiving education or training outside the establishment<br />[] 14 Personal reasons or family responsibilities<br />[] 15 Other causes<br />[] 0 Unknown</div><div class="i1">Reasons for working more hours than usual:</div><div class="i2">[] 16 Flexible or variable work schedule<br />[] 17 Overtime<br />[] 18 Other causes<br />[] 19 Unknown</div>
<div class="i1">Reasons for working fewer hours than usual:</div><div class="i2">[] 1 Holidays or days of leave<br />[] 2 Leave for the birth of a child<br />[] 3 Local town holidays<br />[] 4 Illness, accident or temporary disability<br />[] 5 Flexible or variable work schedule<br />[] 6 Union representation activities<br />[] 7 End of employment without starting a new one<br />[] 8 Start or change of employment during the week in reference<br />[] 9 Bad weather<br />[] 10 Stopped temporarily for technical or economic reasons<br />[] 11 Employment regulation plan<br />[] 12 Strike or labor dispute<br />[] 13 Receiving education or training outside the establishment<br />[] 14 Personal reasons or family responsibilities<br />[] 15 Other causes<br />[] 0 Unknown</div><div class="i1">Reasons for working more hours than usual:</div><div class="i2">[] 16 Flexible or variable work schedule<br />[] 17 Overtime<br />[] 18 Other causes<br />[] 19 Unknown</div>
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 00 | Don't know |
| 01 | Worked less hours. Holidays or days of leave |
| 02 | Worked less hours. Leave for the birth of a child |
| 03 | Worked less hours. Local town holidays |
| 04 | Worked less hours. Illness, injury or disability |
| 05 | Worked less hours. Work day in summer, variable, flexible or similar schedule |
| 06 | Worked less hours. Union representation activities |
| 07 | Worked less hours. End of employment without starting a new one |
| 08 | Worked less hours. Start or change of employment during the reference week |
| 09 | Worked less hours. Bad weather |
| 10 | Worked less hours. Slack work for technical or economical reasons |
| 11 | Worked less hours. It is on employment regulation plan |
| 12 | Worked less hours. Strike or labour dispute |
| 13 | Worked less hours. Having received education or training outside the establishment |
| 14 | Worked less hours. Personal reasons or family responsibilities |
| 15 | Worked less hours. Other causes |
| 16 | Worked more hours. Variable or flexible schedule |
| 17 | Worked more hours. Overtime |
| 18 | Worked more hours. Other causes |
| 19 | Worked more hours. Don't know |
| 99 | 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 main reason for the difference between the person's actual and usual hours worked last week.
Universe
Spain 2015 Q1 LFS: Persons who worked other than usual hours
concept
Concept