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Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, March 2001 - May 2002 Variables

whyse21 — Why became self employed 2

Value Label Count Percentage Filename: lgspr012
-9.00 Does not apply 9654 n/a%  n/a%
-8.00 No answer 0 n/a%  n/a%
1.00 To be independent 18 6%  6%
2.00 Wanted more money 54 20%  20%
3.00 For better conditions of work 30 11%  11%
4.00 Family commitments 15 5%  5%
5.00 Capital, space, equipment opportunites 31 11%  11%
6.00 Saw demand 30 11%  11%
7.00 Joined the family business 3 1%  1%
8.00 Nature of occupation 40 15%  15%
9.00 No jobs available locally 6 2%  2%
10.00 Made redundant 14 5%  5%
11.00 Other reasons 24 9%  9%
12.00 No reason given 0 0%  0%
9919 cases , missing values -8, -9 .

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