Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2007

Variable Details

Variablemainme
LabelMain job srch method, wants employee job
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 989
2 Visit a Careers Office 50
3 Visit a Jobclub 18
4 On books of private employment agency 301
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 119
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 457
7 Study sits vac in newspapers or journals 2566
8 Apply directly to employers 673
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 454
10 Wait for results of application for job 120
14 Do anything else to find work 208
-9 Does not apply 117154
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsCODE MAIN METHOD FROM THOSE CODED AT PREVIOUS QUESTION (METHMP).
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.