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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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 19
2 Rest of Northern region 33
3 South Yorkshire 15
4 West Yorkshire 32
5 Rest of Yorks & Humberside 44
6 East Midlands 88
7 East Anglia 50
8 Central London 24
9 Inner London (not central) 49
11 Outer London 71
12 Rest of South East 305
13 South West 168
14 West Midlands Metropolitan 29
15 Rest of West Midlands 78
16 Greater Manchester 34
17 Merseyside 21
18 Rest of North West 48
19 Wales 83
20 Strathclyde 31
21 Rest of Scotland 54
22 Northern Ireland 21
23 Outside UK 0
-9 Does not apply 73488
-8 No answer 47
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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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