This survey shows a distribution of those in self-employment in Great Britain in 2014, by length of time. While 21 percent of the 985 surveyed had been self employed for up to three years, 40% of the employees had been in self-employment for over ten years and therefore made up over a third of the respondents.
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Ipsos. (April 16, 2014). How long have you been self-employed? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/316492/length-of-self-employment-great-britain/
Ipsos. "How long have you been self-employed?." Chart. April 16, 2014. Statista. Accessed October 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/316492/length-of-self-employment-great-britain/
Ipsos. (2014). How long have you been self-employed?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/316492/length-of-self-employment-great-britain/
Ipsos. "How Long Have You Been Self-employed?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/316492/length-of-self-employment-great-britain/
Ipsos, How long have you been self-employed? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/316492/length-of-self-employment-great-britain/ (last visited October 05, 2023)
How long have you been self-employed? [Graph], Ipsos, April 16, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/316492/length-of-self-employment-great-britain/