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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2019

Variable Details

VariableMSELFA1
LabelFirst reason for becoming self-employed in main job
Question text We are interested in understanding why you became self-employed. Which of the following reasons describes why you became self-employed?
Responses
1 Better work conditions or job satisfaction 1121
2 Saw the demand?or market 635
3 Nature of job or chosen career 1438
4 To maintain or increase income 605
5 Redundancy 359
6 Could not find other employment 184
7 Job after retirement 163
8 Started or joined a family business 477
9 Other 486
-9 Does not apply 81715
-8 No answer 27
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2019
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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