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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020

Variable Details

VariableNSECMJ10
LabelNS-SEC major group (SOC2010 based)
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?
Responses
1 Higher managerial and professional 8050
2 Lower managerial and professional 12765
3 Intermediate occupations 6282
4 Small employers and own account workers 4515
5 Lower supervisory and technical 2790
6 Semi-routine occupations 5376
7 Routine occupations 3638
8 Never worked, unemployed, and nec 15132
-9 Does not apply 12441
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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