Longitudinal Small Business Survey, 2015-2022

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The Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) is a large-scale telephone survey of small business owners and managers commissioned by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). This survey is the latest in a series of annual and biennial Small Business Surveys (SBS) dating back to 2003. In 2015, the survey methodology changed to include a longitudinal tracking element. A large sample size was recruited in Year One (2015) to establish a panel of businesses to be re-surveyed in subsequent years. This will allow a detailed analysis of how combinations of factors affect business performance. The LSBS is intended to: Improve the understanding of what drives and constrains business performance and growth by addressing evidence gaps relating to the lags between many business activities and associated performance outcomes;Provide improved data on current business performance and the factors that affect this. The larger survey size will provide more reliable findings for key sub-groups of the business population and in relation to activities such as seeking finance, which are only relevant to part of the sample. The data available covers all respondents over the course of the six years so far. Further information and research reports are available on the GOV.UK Small Business Survey Reports webpage. Controlled (Secure) Access Version A Controlled (Secure) Access version of the LSBS is available from the UK Data Archive, subject to stringent secure access conditions. Extra variables include postcode district, 2-, 3-, and 4-digit SIC codes; and Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) reference numbers for linking to other business surveys. Small Business Survey data files for 2010 and 2012 containing 4-digit SIC codes and IDBR reference numbers are available under SN 6856. Users are strongly advised to check whether the safeguarded version is sufficient for their needs before considering an application for the Controlled (Secure) Access version.Latest edition information For the eighth edition (December 2023), the data and documentation have been updated to include Year Eight of the survey, completed during 2022-2023.

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The survey asked business managers and owners about a range of issues including (but not restricted to): Obstacles to business successBusiness performance and ambitionFinancial issues and the use of business supportRecruitment and training aspects

One-stage stratified or systematic random sample

Telephone interview: Computer-assisted (CATI)

Identifier
DOI https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-7973-8
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=100103c55819deaf9aada5b94470cf0297e31bfee9988f7623237b73d7ca7418
Provenance
Creator Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 2016
Funding Reference HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC); Scottish Government; Invest Northern Ireland; British Business Bank; The Low Pay Commission; UK Commission for Employment and Skills; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Department for Work and Pensions
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Resource Type Numeric
Discipline Business Administration; Business and Management; Economics; Social and Behavioural Sciences
Spatial Coverage United Kingdom