Innovation Panel variable: jsprbm s/emp: date accounts began: month

s/emp: date accounts began: month

Datafile

indresp_ip

Question asked in the latest wave:

selfemployment_ip17.jsprbm

Question label:

S/emp: date accounts began: month

Question text:

What is the most recent period for which accounts have been prepared for HM Revenue and Customs for your job as a/an [TITLE] at [FIRM] {if MULTIJOBSTOTAL > 1 & ((ALLJOBSTITLE DK|REF|MIS)&(ALLJOBSFIRM DK|REF|MIS)) for your main job {if MULTIJOBSTOTAL > 1 & ((ALLJOBSTITLE = DK|REF|MIS)|(ALLJOBSFIRM = DK|REF|MIS)}?

Question universe:

if [(CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.MULTIJOBSTOTAL = 1 & CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2) | JOBCODE selected at CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBMAIN is CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2] // Has one job and is self-employed OR Has more than 1 job and is self-employed in the main job
And if [JSACCS = 1] // Annual business accounts are prepared for HM Revenue and Customs

Question interviewer instructions:

INCLUDE IF PREPARED BY ACCOUNTANT
PLEASE ENTER THE BEGINNING MONTH

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Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2351	94.27%
proxy	-7	30	1.2%
refusal	-2	3	0.12%
don't know	-1	3	0.12%
January	1	6	0.24%
February	2	4	0.16%
March	3	7	0.28%
April	4	78	3.13%
May	5	3	0.12%
June	6	1	0.04%
August	8	1	0.04%
September	9	2	0.08%
October	10	3	0.12%
November	11	2	0.08%
	Total	2494	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.17	2387	1.0	11.0	1.82	107

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2684	94.27%
proxy	-7	22	0.77%
refusal	-2	6	0.21%
don't know	-1	11	0.39%
January	1	3	0.11%
February	2	2	0.07%
March	3	4	0.14%
April	4	91	3.2%
May	5	3	0.11%
June	6	1	0.04%
July	7	3	0.11%
August	8	3	0.11%
September	9	4	0.14%
October	10	5	0.18%
November	11	3	0.11%
December	12	2	0.07%
	Total	2847	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.77	2723	1.0	12.0	2.21	124

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2546	93.6%
proxy	-7	34	1.25%
refusal	-2	9	0.33%
don't know	-1	5	0.18%
January	1	5	0.18%
February	2	1	0.04%
March	3	5	0.18%
April	4	87	3.2%
May	5	7	0.26%
June	6	3	0.11%
July	7	4	0.15%
August	8	2	0.07%
September	9	3	0.11%
October	10	4	0.15%
November	11	2	0.07%
December	12	3	0.11%
	Total	2720	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.7	2594	1.0	12.0	2.17	126

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2929	95.69%
proxy	-7	3	0.1%
refusal	-2	12	0.39%
don't know	-1	5	0.16%
January	1	4	0.13%
February	2	2	0.07%
March	3	2	0.07%
April	4	82	2.68%
May	5	2	0.07%
June	6	2	0.07%
July	7	3	0.1%
August	8	4	0.13%
September	9	2	0.07%
October	10	4	0.13%
November	11	1	0.03%
December	12	4	0.13%
	Total	3061	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.77	2949	1.0	12.0	2.29	112

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2126	93.78%
proxy	-7	15	0.66%
refusal	-2	4	0.18%
don't know	-1	2	0.09%
January	1	8	0.35%
February	2	1	0.04%
March	3	5	0.22%
April	4	81	3.57%
June	6	3	0.13%
July	7	7	0.31%
August	8	3	0.13%
September	9	4	0.18%
October	10	4	0.18%
November	11	2	0.09%
December	12	2	0.09%
	Total	2267	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.68	2147	1.0	12.0	2.28	120

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2028	91.64%
proxy	-7	51	2.3%
refusal	-2	8	0.36%
don't know	-1	8	0.36%
January	1	11	0.5%
February	2	1	0.05%
March	3	7	0.32%
April	4	71	3.21%
May	5	1	0.05%
June	6	2	0.09%
July	7	4	0.18%
August	8	5	0.23%
September	9	4	0.18%
October	10	3	0.14%
November	11	4	0.18%
December	12	5	0.23%
	Total	2213	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.86	2095	1.0	12.0	2.73	118

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2707	90.54%
proxy	-7	94	3.14%
refusal	-2	11	0.37%
don't know	-1	7	0.23%
January	1	8	0.27%
February	2	1	0.03%
March	3	7	0.23%
April	4	115	3.85%
May	5	4	0.13%
June	6	6	0.2%
July	7	4	0.13%
August	8	1	0.03%
September	9	8	0.27%
October	10	8	0.27%
November	11	4	0.13%
December	12	5	0.17%
	Total	2990	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.91	2819	1.0	12.0	2.46	171

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2330	90.66%
proxy	-7	89	3.46%
refusal	-2	4	0.16%
don't know	-1	11	0.43%
January	1	13	0.51%
February	2	2	0.08%
March	3	5	0.19%
April	4	89	3.46%
May	5	2	0.08%
June	6	4	0.16%
July	7	3	0.12%
August	8	2	0.08%
September	9	6	0.23%
October	10	4	0.16%
November	11	4	0.16%
December	12	2	0.08%
	Total	2570	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.57	2434	1.0	12.0	2.41	136

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2028	89.62%
proxy	-7	63	2.78%
refusal	-2	5	0.22%
don't know	-1	5	0.22%
january	1	8	0.35%
february	2	3	0.13%
march	3	6	0.27%
april	4	84	3.71%
may	5	1	0.04%
june	6	7	0.31%
july	7	1	0.04%
august	8	5	0.22%
september	9	10	0.44%
october	10	5	0.22%
november	11	2	0.09%
december	12	4	0.18%
[Value >= 0]	1	136	6.01%
	Total	2263	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.94	2127	1.0	12.0	2.54	136

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2126	89.4%
proxy	-7	111	4.67%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	5	0.21%
january	1	11	0.46%
march	3	13	0.55%
april	4	83	3.49%
may	5	1	0.04%
june	6	1	0.04%
july	7	3	0.13%
august	8	4	0.17%
september	9	6	0.25%
october	10	6	0.25%
november	11	2	0.08%
december	12	4	0.17%
	Total	2378	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.7	2244	1.0	12.0	2.55	134

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2201	91.21%
proxy	-7	76	3.15%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	10	0.41%
january	1	6	0.25%
march	3	7	0.29%
april	4	83	3.44%
may	5	6	0.25%
june	6	1	0.04%
july	7	4	0.17%
august	8	2	0.08%
september	9	2	0.08%
october	10	8	0.33%
november	11	3	0.12%
december	12	2	0.08%
	Total	2413	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.79	2289	1.0	12.0	2.34	124

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1884	87.67%
proxy	-7	125	5.82%
refusal	-2	4	0.19%
don't know	-1	8	0.37%
January	1	8	0.37%
March	3	9	0.42%
April	4	87	4.05%
June	6	3	0.14%
July	7	5	0.23%
August	8	2	0.09%
September	9	8	0.37%
October	10	3	0.14%
November	11	1	0.05%
December	12	2	0.09%
	Total	2149	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.6	2021	1.0	12.0	2.19	128

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1861	86.88%
proxy	-7	147	6.86%
refusal	-2	1	0.05%
don't know	-1	3	0.14%
January	1	6	0.28%
February	2	3	0.14%
March	3	12	0.56%
April	4	80	3.73%
May	5	4	0.19%
June	6	4	0.19%
July	7	1	0.05%
August	8	7	0.33%
September	9	7	0.33%
October	10	4	0.19%
November	11	1	0.05%
December	12	1	0.05%
	Total	2142	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.62	2012	1.0	12.0	2.16	130

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2042	85.62%
proxy	-7	206	8.64%
refusal	-2	2	0.08%
don't know	-1	8	0.34%
january	1	8	0.34%
february	2	3	0.13%
march	3	16	0.67%
april	4	73	3.06%
may	5	2	0.08%
june	6	2	0.08%
july	7	3	0.13%
august	8	6	0.25%
september	9	7	0.29%
october	10	1	0.04%
november	11	2	0.08%
december	12	4	0.17%
	Total	2385	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.63	2258	1.0	12.0	2.44	127

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1530	87.13%
proxy	-7	135	7.69%
refusal	-2	1	0.06%
don't know	-1	6	0.34%
january	1	7	0.4%
february	2	1	0.06%
march	3	12	0.68%
april	4	44	2.51%
may	5	1	0.06%
june	6	3	0.17%
july	7	2	0.11%
august	8	4	0.23%
september	9	5	0.28%
october	10	4	0.23%
december	12	1	0.06%
	Total	1756	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.61	1672	1.0	12.0	2.39	84

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	1679	89.79%
proxy	-7	82	4.39%
refusal	-2	1	0.05%
don't know	-1	5	0.27%
january	1	7	0.37%
february	2	1	0.05%
march	3	6	0.32%
april	4	57	3.05%
may	5	3	0.16%
june	6	3	0.16%
july	7	3	0.16%
august	8	3	0.16%
september	9	6	0.32%
october	10	4	0.21%
november	11	6	0.32%
december	12	4	0.21%
	Total	1870	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
5.25	1767	1.0	12.0	2.88	103

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	2248	87.54%
proxy	-7	169	6.58%
refusal	-2	6	0.23%
don't know	-1	9	0.35%
january	1	14	0.55%
february	2	1	0.04%
march	3	8	0.31%
april	4	82	3.19%
may	5	3	0.12%
june	6	3	0.12%
july	7	3	0.12%
august	8	4	0.16%
september	9	9	0.35%
october	10	1	0.04%
november	11	2	0.08%
december	12	6	0.23%
	Total	2568	100.0%

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
4.7	2432	1.0	12.0	2.61	136

jsprbm

Datafile

Question asked in the latest wave:

selfemployment_ip17.jsprbm

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Question asked in the latest wave:

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Question text:

Question universe:

Question interviewer instructions:

Wave 17 (q_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 16 (p_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 15 (o_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 14 (n_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 13 (m_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 12 (l_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 11 (k_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 10 (j_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 9 (i_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 8 (h_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 7 (g_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 6 (f_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 5 (e_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 4 (d_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 3 (c_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 2 (b_jsprbm indresp_ip)

Wave 1 (a_jsprbm indresp_ip)

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