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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Local Authority)

Variable Details

Variableempstat
LabelEmployment type
Question text In your main job, are (were) you... an employee, self-employed or freelance without employees, self-employed with employees?
Responses
1 Employee 1813677
2 Self-emp/freelance without employees 211618
3 Self-employed with employees 71705
-9 Not applicable 751149
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Local Authority)
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: These data comprise a 5% sample of anonymised individual 2011 Census records.
SamplingStratified sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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