Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2015

Variable Details

VariableMSELFA1
LabelReasons why you became self-employed 1
Responses
1 Better work conditions or job satisfaction 1118
2 Saw the demand¿or market 625
3 Nature of job or chosen career 1284
4 To maintain or increase income 679
5 Redundancy 457
6 Could not find other employment 299
7 Job after retirement 170
8 Started or joined a family business 510
9 Other 575
-9 Does not apply 85872
-8 No answer 29
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2015
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly