Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2015

Variable Details

VariableSSELFA5
LabelReason for becoming self-employed in 2nd job - 5
Question text We are interested in understanding why you took a second job as self-employed. Which of the following reasons describe why you became self employed? Response 5
Responses
1 Better work conditions or job satisfaction 7
2 Saw the demand?or market 4
3 Nature of job or chosen career 5
4 To maintain or increase income 3
5 Redundancy 1
6 Could not find other employment 0
7 Job after retirement 4
8 Started or joined a family business 1
9 Other 4
-9 Does not apply 95147
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2015
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.