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		Given zero hours in April
All	31	68	24	13
Gender
Male	29	72	25	14
Female	32	65	23	13
Ethnicity
White majority	31	68	22	11
Ethnic minority	33	70	46	36
Age
20–29	42	68	38	28
30–49	26	74	21	10
50–65	31	62	16	7
Long-run income
Low	41	62	36	23
Middle	33	67	19	11
High	21	75	23	9
Worker type
Fixed hours	27	73	20	12
Flexible hours	24	72	17	6
Emp. sets (sure min.)	41	63	32	25
Emp. sets (no min.)	64	35	51	38
Self-employed	41	65	54	12
Occupation
Managers, senior officials, administrative	26	69	18	10
Sales, customer service, elementary	45	57	37	28
Process, plant, machine operatives, skilled trades	44	75	20	11
Associate professional, technical	21	78	24	11
Personal service	39	63	26	17
Professional	17	80	22	7
Industry
Manufacturing	36	75	16	7
Wholesale, retail trade	40	69	31	19
Hospitality	63	44	34	24
Professional	18	82	19	10
Administrative	21	76	32	23
Education	28	77	15	8
Health and social work	18	68	23	5

Given zero hours in April

Zero hours in April

Working pos. hours again in March 21

New job

New industry

All

Gender

Male

Female

Ethnicity

White majority

Ethnic minority

Age

20–29

30–49

50–65

Long-run income

Low

Middle

High

Worker type

Fixed hours

Flexible hours

Emp. sets (sure min.)

Emp. sets (no min.)

Self-employed

Occupation

Managers, senior officials, administrative

Sales, customer service, elementary

Process, plant, machine operatives, skilled trades

Associate professional, technical

Personal service

Professional

Industry

Manufacturing

Wholesale, retail trade

Hospitality

Professional

Administrative

Education

Health and social work

		Given zero hours in April
All	31	68	24	13
Gender
Male	29	72	25	14
Female	32	65	23	13
Ethnicity
White majority	31	68	22	11
Ethnic minority	33	70	46	36
Age
20–29	42	68	38	28
30–49	26	74	21	10
50–65	31	62	16	7
Long-run income
Low	41	62	36	23
Middle	33	67	19	11
High	21	75	23	9
Worker type
Fixed hours	27	73	20	12
Flexible hours	24	72	17	6
Emp. sets (sure min.)	41	63	32	25
Emp. sets (no min.)	64	35	51	38
Self-employed	41	65	54	12
Occupation
Managers, senior officials, administrative	26	69	18	10
Sales, customer service, elementary	45	57	37	28
Process, plant, machine operatives, skilled trades	44	75	20	11
Associate professional, technical	21	78	24	11
Personal service	39	63	26	17
Professional	17	80	22	7
Industry
Manufacturing	36	75	16	7
Wholesale, retail trade	40	69	31	19
Hospitality	63	44	34	24
Professional	18	82	19	10
Administrative	21	76	32	23
Education	28	77	15	8
Health and social work	18	68	23	5

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Percentage working zero hours in April 2020 who had resumed working in March 2021

		Given zero hours in April
	Zero hours in April	Working pos. hours again in March 21	New job	New industry
All	31	68	24	13
Gender
Male	29	72	25	14
Female	32	65	23	13
Ethnicity
White majority	31	68	22	11
Ethnic minority	33	70	46	36
Age
20–29	42	68	38	28
30–49	26	74	21	10
50–65	31	62	16	7
Long-run income
Low	41	62	36	23
Middle	33	67	19	11
High	21	75	23	9
Worker type
Fixed hours	27	73	20	12
Flexible hours	24	72	17	6
Emp. sets (sure min.)	41	63	32	25
Emp. sets (no min.)	64	35	51	38
Self-employed	41	65	54	12
Occupation
Managers, senior officials, administrative	26	69	18	10
Sales, customer service, elementary	45	57	37	28
Process, plant, machine operatives, skilled trades	44	75	20	11
Associate professional, technical	21	78	24	11
Personal service	39	63	26	17
Professional	17	80	22	7
Industry
Manufacturing	36	75	16	7
Wholesale, retail trade	40	69	31	19
Hospitality	63	44	34	24
Professional	18	82	19	10
Administrative	21	76	32	23
Education	28	77	15	8
Health and social work	18	68	23	5

		Given zero hours in April
	Zero hours in April	Working pos. hours again in March 21	New job	New industry
All	31	68	24	13
Gender
Male	29	72	25	14
Female	32	65	23	13
Ethnicity
White majority	31	68	22	11
Ethnic minority	33	70	46	36
Age
20–29	42	68	38	28
30–49	26	74	21	10
50–65	31	62	16	7
Long-run income
Low	41	62	36	23
Middle	33	67	19	11
High	21	75	23	9
Worker type
Fixed hours	27	73	20	12
Flexible hours	24	72	17	6
Emp. sets (sure min.)	41	63	32	25
Emp. sets (no min.)	64	35	51	38
Self-employed	41	65	54	12
Occupation
Managers, senior officials, administrative	26	69	18	10
Sales, customer service, elementary	45	57	37	28
Process, plant, machine operatives, skilled trades	44	75	20	11
Associate professional, technical	21	78	24	11
Personal service	39	63	26	17
Professional	17	80	22	7
Industry
Manufacturing	36	75	16	7
Wholesale, retail trade	40	69	31	19
Hospitality	63	44	34	24
Professional	18	82	19	10
Administrative	21	76	32	23
Education	28	77	15	8
Health and social work	18	68	23	5

Notes: Of total, 6,199 individuals interviewed in March 2021 who were working in February 2020 (the sample size in column 1). Of these, 2,072 worked zero hours in April (the sample size in columns 2–4). ‘Working’ is counted as working a positive number of hours. ‘New job’ and ‘new industry’ mean the individual changed job or industry between February 2020 and March 2021 (the fractions reported are conditional on working in March 2021). Those self-employed in both February 2020 and March 2021 are counted as ‘same industry’, while those moving from employment (or employment with self-employment) to self-employment are counted as ‘new industry’. Worker type is measured in February 2020. ‘Emp.sets (sure min)’ are contracts where the employer chooses the hours of the worker, but guarantees a minimum number of hours; ‘Emp. sets (no min)’ are contracts where the employer chooses the hours of the worker and does not guarantee to offer any hours. Industry and occupation are recorded at the previous (pre-pandemic) main study interview.

Source: Authors’ calculations based on Understanding Society.

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