Longitudinal Small Business Survey, 2015-2023

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P><br><p>The<span> <span>Longitudinal Small Business Survey</span></span> (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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The LSBS is intended to:</p>
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<li>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;</li><li>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.</li></ul>
<p>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
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/small-business-survey-reports">
Small Business Survey Reports</a>&nbsp;webpage.<br>
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<span><span>Controlled (Secure) Access Version</span><br>
</span>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.<br>
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Latest edition information</span><br>
<span><span>For the ninth edition (December 2024), the data and documentation have been updated to include Year 9 of the survey, completed during 2023-2024.
</span></span></p><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br><p class="x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_x_MsoNormal">The survey asked business managers and owners about a range of issues including (but not restricted to):</p>
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<li>Obstacles to business success</li><li>Business performance and ambition</li><li>Financial issues and the use of business support</li><li>Recruitment and training aspects</li></ul>

本摘要版权归英国数据服务处（UK Data Service）及数据采集版权所有者所有。

纵向小企业调查（Longitudinal Small Business Survey, LSBS）是由英国商业与贸易部（Department for Business and Trade, DBT）委托开展的针对小企业所有者及管理者的大型电话调查项目。该调查是2003年起启动的系列年度/双年度小企业调查（Small Business Surveys, SBS）的最新迭代成果。

2015年，该调查的方法体系新增了纵向追踪模块。项目首年（2015年）招募了大规模样本以构建企业面板，用于后续年份的追踪回访，借此可深入分析多因素组合对企业经营绩效的影响机制。

LSBS的设计目标如下：
- 针对多数企业经营活动与对应绩效产出间存在时滞这一证据空白展开研究，深化对驱动及制约企业经营绩效与增长的因素的认知；
- 提供更精准的当前企业经营绩效及其影响因素相关数据。本次调查的大样本规模可针对企业群体中的关键子群体，以及仅覆盖部分样本的融资等经营活动，生成更可靠的研究结论。

当前可获取的数据集涵盖了过往六年的全部受访对象。更多相关信息与研究报告可访问英国政府官网（GOV.UK）的「小企业调查报告」专栏页面：https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/small-business-survey-reports

### 受控（安全）访问版
英国数据档案馆可提供LSBS的受控（安全）访问版，但需遵守严格的安全访问规范。该版本新增的变量包括邮政编码区、2位、3位及4位标准产业分类（Standard Industrial Classification, SIC）代码，以及用于关联其他企业调查的跨部门企业登记册（Inter-Departmental Business Register, IDBR）编号。2010年与2012年的小企业调查数据文件（含4位SIC代码及IDBR编号）可通过编号SN 6856获取。强烈建议申请者先评估受保护版本是否满足研究需求，再提交受控（安全）访问版的使用申请。

**最新版本信息**
本次第九版（2024年12月发布）已更新数据与文档，纳入了2023-2024年完成的第九轮调查数据。

**核心调研主题**：
本次调查向企业管理者与所有者询问了多维度议题，涵盖（但不限于）：
- 企业经营成功面临的阻碍
- 企业经营绩效与发展愿景
- 财务议题与企业扶持服务的使用情况
- 招聘与培训相关情况