Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

Variable Details

VariableEmploySc
LabelEmployee or self-employed <in main job>? A2.50B2.47D2.18
Question text Are you an employee or self-employed? (If you have several jobs, please answer about your main job.) PLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY.
Responses
1 Employee 1372
2 Self-employed 202
9 Not answered 94
-3 Skip,Not in paid work 1330
-2 Skip, C version 992
-1 No self-completion 496
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2008
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.