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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variableahowcx04
LabelWhich of the things have happened to this workplace in the past 2 years?
Question text Which of the things listed on this card have happened to this establishment in the past 2 years? Response 4
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2664
1 change of name 0
2 change of address 0
3 change of activity 0
4 agreed takeover / merger 2
5 government acquired share in operation 0
6 a takeover / merger formally opposed 0
7 sold by parent organisation 5
8 ex-public sector, now privatised / denationalised 1
9 management buy-out 0
10 buy-out by employees generally 0
11 establishment split from another workplace in this organisat 0
12 establishment merged with another workplace in this organisa 4
13 acquisition by venture capital / private equity 4
14 none of these 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD A7. PROBE: Which others? UNTIL 'None'. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseWorkplaces in Great Britain with five or more employees, excluding workplaces in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining and quarrying.;Establishments;Trade union officers;Employees;Managers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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