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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

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 728
2 Rest of Northern region 1122
3 South Yorkshire 706
4 West Yorkshire 1361
5 Rest of Yorks & Humberside 987
6 East Midlands 2729
7 East Anglia 1516
8 Central London 1646
9 Inner London (not central) 1120
11 Outer London 1587
12 Rest of South East 7223
13 South West 3585
14 West Midlands Metropolitan 1345
15 Rest of West Midlands 1752
16 Greater Manchester 1352
17 Merseyside 643
18 Rest of North West 1380
19 Wales 1704
20 Strathclyde 1074
21 Rest of Scotland 1680
22 Northern Ireland 1948
23 Outside UK 91
-9 Does not apply 39345
-8 No answer 98
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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