General Information:
*Note: The item was tested both in English and German.*
Online Probing
Question 9 was not actively tested but served as a background variable in order to be able to distinguish respondents within the group of the self-employed.
One respondent from the UK states that she is self-employed, but is paid a salary or a wage by an agency. Usually, these respondents are considered as employees and not as self-employed. However, the respondent states that she is a foster carer. In the UK, local councils use fostering agencies to put children into foster care. This indicates that “agency” could be misunderstood or misinterpreted by self-employed respondents.
Five respondents selected the “other” response option.
Question Text:
English version: Please select the category or categories which apply to your main paid job.
German version: Bitte wählen Sie die Kategorie bzw. Kategorien, die auf Ihren Hauptberuf am besten zutrifft bzw. zutreffen.
Instruction:
<i>[MULTIPLE ANSWERS]</i>
Answer Categories:
English version:
Sole director of own business
A partner in a business or professional practice
Working for yourself
Working as a sub-contractor
Doing freelance work
Paid a salary or a wage by an agency
Other, please specify:
German version:
Alleiniger Geschäftsführer einer eigenen Firma
Partner/Mitinhaber in einer Firma, Praxis oder Kanzlei
Bin selbstständig
Arbeite als Subunternehmer
Freiberufliche Tätigkeit
Erhalte Lohn oder Gehalt von einer Agentur/Zeitarbeitsfirma
Sonstiges, bitte angeben:
Recommendations:
Question: Depending on changes made to Q7, Q9 could be omitted.
Answer categories: No changes recommended.
Question Topic:
Job and career/ Job situation & professional activity
Construct:
Main paid job (self-employed)
