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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997

Variable Details

Variablemainms
LabelMain job search method, wants SE job
Responses
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 15
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 70
11 Look for premises or equipment 33
12 Seek any kind of permit 8
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 15
14 Do anything else to find work 177
-9 Does not apply 148521
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1997
Interviewer InstructionsMain method from those coded at previous question
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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