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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, September - November, 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 704
2 Rest of Northern region 1099
3 South Yorkshire 681
4 West Yorkshire 1309
5 Rest of Yorks & Humberside 914
6 East Midlands 2535
7 East Anglia 1391
8 Central London 1551
9 Inner London (not central) 1069
11 Outer London 1539
12 Rest of South East 6797
13 South West 3411
14 West Midlands Metropolitan 1302
15 Rest of West Midlands 1687
16 Greater Manchester 1304
17 Merseyside 676
18 Rest of North West 1345
19 Wales 1614
20 Strathclyde 1074
21 Rest of Scotland 1581
22 Northern Ireland 1968
23 Outside UK 105
-9 Does not apply 37588
-8 No answer 91
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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