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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020

Variable Details

VariableREGWK2R
LabelRegion of place of work - 2nd job
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 Tyne & Wear 14
2 Rest of Northern region 35
3 South Yorkshire 10
4 West Yorkshire 26
5 Rest of Yorks & Humberside 29
6 East Midlands 77
7 East Anglia 44
8 Central London 32
9 Inner London (not central) 37
11 Outer London 66
12 Rest of South East 248
13 South West 149
14 West Midlands Metropolitan 22
15 Rest of West Midlands 67
16 Greater Manchester 32
17 Merseyside 24
18 Rest of North West 48
19 Wales 71
20 Strathclyde 28
21 Rest of Scotland 52
22 Northern Ireland 21
23 Outside UK 0
-9 Does not apply 69810
-8 No answer 47
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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