Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999

Variable Details

VariableMETHMP10
LabelMeth.of looking for work as employee 10
Question text In the FOUR weeks ending Sunday the [date], did you do any of these things... visit a Jobcentre/Jobmarket or Training and Employment Agency Office; visit a Careers Office; visit a Jobclub; have your name on the books of a private employment agency; advertise for jobs in newspapers, journals or on the internet; answer advertisements in newspapers, journals or on the internet; study situations vacant columns in newspapers, journals or on the internet; apply directly to employers; ask friends, relatives, colleagues or trade unions about jobs; wait for the results of an application for a job; do anything else to find work? Response 10
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 0
2 Visit a Careers Office 0
3 Visit a Jobclub 0
4 On books of private employment agency 0
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 0
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 0
7 Study sits vac in newspapers or journals 0
8 Apply directly to employers 0
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 0
10 Wait for results of application for job 4
14 Do anything else to find work 3
-9 Does not apply 144349
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November 1999
Interviewer InstructionsCode all that apply
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the spring and autumn quarters of the main LFS each year.