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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2021

Variable Details

VariableMSELFA1
LabelFirst reason for becoming self-employed in main job
Question text We are interested in understanding why you became self-employed. Which of the following reasons describes why you became self-employed?
Responses
1 Better work conditions or job satisfaction 981
2 Saw the demand?or market 543
3 Nature of job or chosen career 1166
4 To maintain or increase income 490
5 Redundancy 267
6 Could not find other employment 119
7 Job after retirement 175
8 Started or joined a family business 381
9 Other 411
-9 Does not apply 82233
-8 No answer 24
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2021
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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