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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November, 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 17
2 Rest of Northern region 33
3 South Yorkshire 15
4 West Yorkshire 34
5 Rest of Yorks & Humberside 38
6 East Midlands 84
7 East Anglia 53
8 Central London 28
9 Inner London (not central) 50
11 Outer London 70
12 Rest of South East 292
13 South West 172
14 West Midlands Metropolitan 28
15 Rest of West Midlands 70
16 Greater Manchester 28
17 Merseyside 20
18 Rest of North West 47
19 Wales 81
20 Strathclyde 30
21 Rest of Scotland 50
22 Northern Ireland 20
23 Outside UK 0
-9 Does not apply 72030
-8 No answer 45
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November, 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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