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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November, 2020

Variable Details

VariableMAINMA
LabelMethod of looking for work (no preference)
Question text We are interested in understanding why you became self-employed. Which of the following reasons describes why you became self-employed?
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 5
2 Visit a Careers Office 1
3 Visit a Jobclub 0
4 On books of private employment agency 35
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 22
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 70
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 237
8 Apply directly to employers 24
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 41
10 Wait for results of application for job 6
11 Look for premises or equipment 4
12 Seek any kind of permit 0
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 0
14 Do anything else to find work 20
-9 Does not apply 72870
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November, 2020
Interviewer InstructionsCode main method from those coded at previous question.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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