Research and analysis

Small Business Survey 2021: methodology

Details of the methodology used to conduct the Small Business Survey 2021.

• From: Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 30 September 2022

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Small Business Survey 2021: methodology

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This report explains the sampling and methodology of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) 2021, a large-scale telephone survey of UK small business owners and managers. It is the latest in a series of surveys dating back to 2003. Since 2015 the survey has been run annually with a longitudinal component and been known as the LSBS.

The 2021 survey was carried out between September 2021 and April 2022.

Published 30 September 2022