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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998

Variable Details

VariableMETHSE1
LabelMeth.of seeking self-employment 1
Question text In the FOUR weeks ending Sunday the [date], did you do any of these things... advertise for jobs in newspapers or journals, answer advertisements in newspapers or journals, 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 1
Responses
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 21
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 91
11 Look for premises or equipment 55
12 Seek any kind of permit 10
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 4
14 Do anything else to find work 181
-10 No answer/Does not apply 147618
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1998
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY. INDIVIDUAL PROMPT. (Note: the interview cannot proceed without an answer to this question)
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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