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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020

Variable Details

VariableSELF4
LabelSelf-employed status - 4
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 Paid salary or wage by employment agency 0
2 Sole director of own ltd business 6
3 Running a business or prof practice 11
4 Partner in business or prof practice 6
5 Working for self 35
6 Sub contractor 66
7 Free lance work 117
8 None of above 0
-9 Does not apply 70748
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2020
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply (up to 4).
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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