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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020

Variable Details

VariableREGWKR
LabelRegion of place of work
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 678
2 Rest of Northern region 1085
3 South Yorkshire 662
4 West Yorkshire 1289
5 Rest of Yorks & Humberside 884
6 East Midlands 2399
7 East Anglia 1327
8 Central London 1496
9 Inner London (not central) 1010
11 Outer London 1476
12 Rest of South East 6521
13 South West 3279
14 West Midlands Metropolitan 1238
15 Rest of West Midlands 1593
16 Greater Manchester 1277
17 Merseyside 680
18 Rest of North West 1306
19 Wales 1549
20 Strathclyde 1062
21 Rest of Scotland 1546
22 Northern Ireland 1999
23 Outside UK 113
-9 Does not apply 36443
-8 No answer 77
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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