Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey for Wales, 2012/13 and 2013/14: Combined Data

Variable Details

VariableEmploystat
LabelEmployment status
Question text Were you working as an employee or were you self-employed?
Responses
-9 Don't know (SPONTANEOUS ONLY) 22
1 Employee 23444
2 Self-employed 3757
-99 Refused 11
-8 Question not applicable 2089
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey for Wales, 2012/13 and 2013/14: Combined Data
Interviewer InstructionsTHE DIVISION BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND SELF-EMPLOYED IS BASED ON RESPONDENTS' OWN ASSESSMENT OF THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS IN THEIR MAIN JOB.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Respondents to the NSW surveys of 2012/13 and 2013/14.
SamplingCases drawn from the NSW 2012/13 and 2013/14 surveys. Stratified sampling used for the main NSW surveys - see documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
We think this variable belongs to a group:
GSS primary setting GSS Harmonised Principles