Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2010

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 4762
2 or self-employed? 711
Sysmiss 6705
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsRunning prompt Include all working regularly irrespective of number of hours worked per week. Code 2 (self-employed) if receiving business start-up allowance at present.
UniverseNational;Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2010.
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.