Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2002

Variable Details

VariableMETHAL03
LabelMethod of looking for work 3
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; look for premises or equipment for a job; seek any kind of permit to be able to do a job; try to get a loan or other financial backing for a job or business; do anything else to find work? Response 3
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 1
2 Visit a Careers Office 0
3 Visit a Jobclub 6
4 On books of private employment agency 24
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 13
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 67
7 Study sits vac in newspapers or journals 174
8 Apply directly to employers 71
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 49
10 Wait for results of application for job 18
11 Look for premises or equipment 6
12 Seek any kind of permit 2
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 1
14 Do anything else to find work 9
-9 Does not apply 135383
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2002
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.