Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableEmpstat1
LabelWork: In that job, are/were you working as: an employee; or self-employed?
Question text In that job, are/were you working as... an employee, or self-employed?
Responses
1 an employee 5612
2 or self-employed? 759
Sysmiss 7439
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsInclude all working regularly irrespective of number of hours worked per week. Code 2 (self-employed) if receiving business start-up allowance at present. Running prompt.
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2008.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Due to funding constraints, from January 2010 the Northern Ireland (NI) sample used for the LCF will be reduced to a sample proportionate to the NI population relative to the UK.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS.