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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Expenditure and Food Survey, 2001-2002

Variable Details

VariableETYPE
LabelJob: which of these best describes your main job?
Question text Please look at this card and tell me which of these best describes your employment situation in this job.
Responses
1 Employee 9186
2 Running a business or professional pract 186
3 Partner in a professional business practice 136
4 Working for myself 411
5 A Sub-Contractor (includes SC60) 75
6 Doing freelance work 76
7 Self-employed in some other way 104
Sysmiss 7948
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationExpenditure and Food Survey, 2001-2002
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD O3
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom during 2001-2002.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The 2001-2002 survey is the first in the annual EFS series.
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