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Innovation Panel Questionnaire Module

selfemployment_ip3

Self employment module

Questions 26

selfemployment_ip3.jsaccs

S/emp: draws up profit/loss accounts

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: In this job/business are annual business accounts prepared for the Inland Revenue for tax purposes?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No
3Not yet but will be

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)

selfemployment_ip3.jsboss

S/emp: hires employees

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: F9 FOR HELP

Text: Do you have any employees?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)

selfemployment_ip3.jshrs

S/emp: hours normally worked per week

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF NO USUAL, GIVE AVERAGE WRITE IN HOURS ENTER TO THE NEAREST HOUR

Text: How many hours in total do you usually work in a week in your job?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if (JSHRS_A = 2 | JSHRS_B = 1) | (ff_jshrs = DK/REF/MIS) | (ff_ivlolw <> 1 & ff_everint <> 1) (Number of hours normally worked has changed or fed-forward job hours was missing or respondent is a new entrant never interviewed)

selfemployment_ip3.jshrs_a

S/emp: remind still hours normally worked A

Type: choice

Source: New

Interviewer Instruction: FED-FORWARD HOURS WORKED MAY BE AVERAGE HOURS RATHER THAN USUAL HOURS

Text: VERSION A Last time we interviewed you, you said that you usually work ff_jshrs in total each week in your job. Is this still the case?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if ff_jshrs <> DK/REF/MIS & ff_changew2 = 1 (fed-forward hours normally worked is not don't know, refused or missing and measures of change experimental version A)

selfemployment_ip3.jshrs_b

S/emp: remind still hours normally worked B

Type: choice

Source: New

Interviewer Instruction: FED-FORWARD HOURS WORKED MAY BE AVERAGE RATHER THAN USUAL HOURS

Text: VERSION B Last time we interviewed you, you said that you usually work ff_jshrs in total each week in your job. Has this changed?

OptionLabel
1Yes
2No

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if ff_jshrs <> DK/REF/MIS & ff_changew2 = 2 (fed-forward hours normally worked is not don't know, refused or missing and measures of change experimental version B)

selfemployment_ip3.jspart

S/emp: own account or partnership

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Are you working on your own account or are you in partnership with someone else?

OptionLabel
1Own account (sole owner)
2In partnership

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 1)

selfemployment_ip3.jspayu

Average income from job/business

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF DON'T KNOW / CAN'T REMEMBER PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE AMOUNT ENTER TO THE NEAREST POUND

Text: After paying for any materials, equipment or goods that you use(d) in your work, what was your weekly or monthly income, on average, from this job/business over the last 12 months?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 2|3 (Business accounts have not yet been prepared for Inland Revenue)

selfemployment_ip3.jspayw

Job/business income: pay period (weeks)

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Was that weekly or monthly income?

OptionLabel
1Weekly income
2Monthly income
97Other

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 2|3 (Business accounts have not yet been prepared for Inland Revenue)
and if JSPAYU <> MIS|DF|REF (Average income from job/business is not missing, dont know or refused)

selfemployment_ip3.jspl

S/emp: work location

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT F9 FOR HELP

Text: Where do you mainly work? Is it...

OptionLabel
1At home
2From your own home
3From separate business premises
4From a van or stall
5From client's or customer's premises
6Driving or travelling around
97Or from some other place?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)

selfemployment_ip3.jsprbm

S/emp: date accounts began: month

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: INCLUDE IF PREPARED BY ACCOUNTANT PLEASE ENTER THE BEGINNING MONTH F9 FOR HELP

Text: What is the most recent period for which accounts have been prepared for the Inland Revenue?

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 1)

selfemployment_ip3.jsprby4

S/emp: date accounts began: year

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 1)

selfemployment_ip3.jsprem

S/emp: date accounts ended: month

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

OptionLabel
1January
2February
3March
4April
5May
6June
7July
8August
9September
10October
11November
12December

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 1)

selfemployment_ip3.jsprey4

S/emp: date accounts ended: year

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 1)

selfemployment_ip3.jsprf

S/emp: net profit in last yearly account

Type: number

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: IF DON'T KNOW / CAN'T REMEMBER PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE AMOUNT WRITE IN TO NEAREST £ F9 FOR HELP

Text: What was the amount of (your share of) the profit or loss figure shown on these accounts for this period?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 1)

selfemployment_ip3.jsprls

Sole accounts: Whether profit/loss

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Does this figure relate to profit or loss?

OptionLabel
1Profit/earnings
2Loss

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 1)
and if JSPRF <> MIS|DK|REF (Net profit last year is not missing, dont know or refused)

selfemployment_ip3.jsprni

Sole accounts: whether before NI

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: And is that figure before deduction of National Insurance?

OptionLabel
1Yes, before NI
2No, after NI

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 1)
and if JSPRF <> MIS|DK|REF (Net profit last year is not missing, dont know or refused)
and if JSPRLS = 1 (Amount stated refers to profit/earnings)

selfemployment_ip3.jsprtx

Sole accounts: whether before tax

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Can I just check, is that figure before deduction of income tax?

OptionLabel
1Yes, before tax
2No, after tax

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 1)
and if JSPRF <> MIS|DK|REF (Net profit last year is not missing, dont know or refused)
and if JSPRLS = 1 (Amount stated refers to profit/earnings)

selfemployment_ip3.jspyni

Job/business income: whether before NI

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: And is that figure before deduction of National Insurance?

OptionLabel
1Yes, before NI
2No, after NI

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 2|3 (Business accounts have not yet been prepared for Inland Revenue)
and if JSPAYU <> MIS|DF|REF (Average income from job/business is not missing, dont know or refused)

selfemployment_ip3.jspytx

Job/business income: whether before tax

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: Can I just check, is that figure before deduction of income tax?

OptionLabel
1Yes, before tax
2No, after tax

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSACCS = 2|3 (Business accounts have not yet been prepared for Inland Revenue)
and if JSPAYU <> MIS|DF|REF (Average income from job/business is not missing, dont know or refused)

selfemployment_ip3.jssize_a

S/emp: number of employees, SC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Text: How many people do you employ?

OptionLabel
11 - 2
23 - 9
310 - 24
425 - 49
550 - 99
6100 - 199
7200 - 499
8500 - 999
91000 or more
10Dont know but fewer than 25
11Dont know but 25 or more

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSBOSS = 1 & ff_showcardw3 = 1 (Has employees and showcard treatment group)

selfemployment_ip3.jssize_b

S/emp: number of employees, NSC

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: CODE ANSWER FROM RESPONSE GIVEN. IF DON'T KNOW, PROBE FOR APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

Text: How many people do you employ?

OptionLabel
11 - 2
23 - 9
310 - 24
425 - 49
550 - 99
6100 - 199
7200 - 499
8500 - 999
91000 or more
10Dont know but fewer than 25
11Dont know but 25 or more

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSBOSS = 1 & ff_showcardw3 = 2 (Has employees and no showcard treatment group)

selfemployment_ip3.jsttwt

S/emp: commuting time provided

Type: choice

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Interviewer Instruction: F9 FOR HELP

Text: About how much time does it usually take for you to get to work each day, door to door?

OptionLabel
1Write in number of minutes
2Doesn't apply

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSPL > 2 (Work somewhere other than at home)

selfemployment_ip3.jsttwtb

S/emp: commuting time

Type: number

Source: BHPS (adapted)

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSPL > 2 (Work somewhere other than at home)
and if JSTTWT = 1 (Time taken to get to work is provided)

selfemployment_ip3.jstypeb

S/emp: nature of employment

Type: choice

Source: BHPS

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT F9 FOR HELP

Text: Which of these best describes your employment situation...

OptionLabel
1Running a business or a professional practice
2Partner in a business or a professional practice
3Working for myself
4A sub-contractor
5Doing freelance work
6Or self-employed in some other way?

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)

selfemployment_ip3.jsworktrav_a

S/emp: mode of transport to work, SC

Type: choice

Source: DEFRA (adapted)

Interviewer Instruction: IF MORE THAN ONE MODE OF TRANSPORT PROBE FOR MODE USED FOR THE PART OF THE JOURNEY THAT IS FURTHEST IN DISTANCE IF CANNOT SPECIFY ONE MODE ONLY, RECORD AS 'OTHER'

Text: And how do you usually get to your place of work?

OptionLabel
1Drive myself by car or van
2Get a lift with someone from household
3Get a lift with someone outside the household
4Motorcycle/moped/scooter
5Taxi/minicab
6Bus/coach
7Train
8Underground/Metro/Tram/Light railway {if Region = GB}
9Cycle
10Walk
97Other

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSPL > 2 (Work somewhere other than at home)
and if ff_showcardw3 = 1 (showcard treatment group)

selfemployment_ip3.jsworktrav_b

S/emp: mode of transport to work, NSC

Type: choice

Source: DEFRA (adapted)

Interviewer Instruction: READ OUT IF MORE THAN ONE MODE OF TRANSPORT PROBE FOR MODE USED FOR THE PART OF THE JOURNEY THAT IS FURTHEST IN DISTANCE IF CANNOT SPECIFY ONE MODE ONLY, RECORD AS 'OTHER'

Text: And how do you usually get to your place of work? Do you...

OptionLabel
1Drive myself by car or van
2Get a lift with someone from household
3Get a lift with someone outside the household
4Motorcycle/moped/scooter
5Taxi/minicab
6Bus/coach
7Train
8Underground/Metro/Tram/Light railway {if Region = GB}
9Cycle
10Walk
97Other

Universe:
if CURRENTEMPLOYMENT.JBSEMP = 2 (Self-employed)
and if JSPL > 2 (Work somewhere other than at home)
and if ff_showcardw3 = 2 (no showcard treatment group)

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