Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2001

Variable Details

Variablewhyse1
LabelWhy became self employed 1
Question text May I just check, why did you become self-employed? Reason No. 1
Responses
-5 42448
1 To be independent 1513
2 Wanted more money 400
3 For better conditions of work 115
4 Family commitments 294
5 Capital, space, equipment opportunities 489
6 Saw demand 192
7 Joined the family business 400
8 Nature of occupation 1060
9 No jobs available locally 128
10 Made redundant 447
11 Other reasons 679
12 No reason given 238
-9 Does not apply 90872
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2001
Interviewer InstructionsDO NOT READ OUT CODING OPTIONS. PROMPT AS NECESSARY. CODE MAIN REASONS (UP TO 4)
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.