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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2003

Variable Details

Variablemainme
LabelMain job srch method, wants employee job
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 988
2 Visit a Careers Office 42
3 Visit a Jobclub 17
4 On books of private employment agency 340
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 45
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 511
7 Study sits vac in newspapers or journals 2632
8 Apply directly to employers 621
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 495
10 Wait for results of application for job 166
14 Do anything else to find work 170
-9 Does not apply 125443
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsCODE MAIN METHOD FROM THOSE CODED AT PREVIOUS QUESTION (METHMP)
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.
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