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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, November, 2020 - January, 2021

Variable Details

VariableREDACT
LabelHow long ability to carry-out normal day-to-day activities has been reduced
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 Less than 6 months 829
2 Between 6 months and 12 1022
3 12 months or more 15513
-9 Does not apply 59338
-8 No answer 20
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, November, 2020 - January, 2021
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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