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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020

Variable Details

VariableRESTMR6
LabelReason job temporary (reported)
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 Permanent 27740
2 Seasonal job: includes training periods 1
3 Seasonal job: contract for proby period 0
4 Seasonal job: could not find permnt job 13
5 Seasonal job: did not want permnt job 34
6 Seasonal job: other reason 20
7 Seasonal job: no reason given 0
8 Fixed contract: includes training period 69
9 Fixed contract: contract for prob period 28
10 Fixed contract: could not find perm job 177
11 Fixed contract: did not want perm job 135
12 Fixed contract: other reason 294
13 Fixed contract: no reason given 4
14 Agency temp: includes period of training 9
15 Agency temp: contract for probty period 1
16 Agency temp: no reason given 99
17 Agency temp: did not want permanent job 59
18 Agency temp: other reason 53
19 Agency temp: no reason given 0
20 Casual: includes period of training 3
21 Casual: contract for probationary period 5
22 Casual: could not find a permanent job 39
23 Casual: did not want permanent job 129
24 Casual: other reason 79
25 Casual: no reason given 1
26 Other temp: includes period of training 12
27 Other temp: contract for probtry period 10
28 Other temp: could not find permanent job 35
29 Other temp: did not want permanent job 51
30 Other temp: other reason 105
31 Other temp: no reason given 2
32 Type of temporary job not stated 0
-9 Does not apply 41752
-8 No answer 30
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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