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Longitudinal Small Business Survey in the UK

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Summary

The Longitudinal Small Business Survey is a survey of businesses, covering registered and unregistered private-sector Small and Medium Enterprisess operating in all industries.

Description

The Longitudinal Small Business Survey is a large-scale telephone survey of small business owners and managers, covering registered and unregistered private-sector Small and Medium Enterprises throughout the UK operating in all industries. Wave 3 (2015-2017) Wave 4 (2015-2018) Wave 5 (2015-2019) Wave 6 (2015-2020) Wave 7 (2015-2021) Wave 8 (2015-2022).

About this data

Data creator
Department for Business and Trade
Temporal coverage
01 January 2015 to 31 December 2021
Frequency
Annual
Dataset theme
Business and economy
Restrictions for access
Access for all accredited researchers
Project approval
Projects must be accredited
Search keywords
Business Economy Employment Finance Innovation Training Trade Turnover

Metadata

Metadata

Dataset themeMain category for the topic of the resource
Business and economy
Dataset resource typeThe type of the dataset resource
Survey
Geographic coverageThe geographic area covered by the dataset
UK
Temporal coverageThe timeframes covered by these data
01 January 2015 to 31 December 2021
FrequencyThe frequency at which the dataset resource is published or updated
Annual
Geographic levelThe lowest level of geography covered by the dataset
Postcode
Data creatorThe name of the organisation that produced or published this resource
Department for Business and Trade
Data contributorsThe name(s) of any organisation(s), other than the data supplier or provider, that have data which are included in this dataset resource
Licensing statusThe license used for making this resource available and defining how it can be used
Restricted
Disclosure controlThe standard or bespoke disclosure control rules that apply to this dataset
Standard disclosure rules apply
Restrictions for accessRestrictions for users and researchers accessing data in Google Cloud Platform
Access for all accredited researchers
Research outputsThe approval route researchers must take for their outputs to be published
No requirements
Project approvalThe project approvals needed for this resource
Projects must be accredited
Research disclaimerThe disclaimer required to be published with the outputs for this dataset
No requirements
AcronymAny other names or acronyms used to refer to the data
LSBS
ProvenanceDetails of how this dataset resource came to be generated
Small Business Survey