Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2009

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 5553
2 or self-employed? 702
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2009
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2009.
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.