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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2009

Variable Details

VariableLKWFWM
LabelLkng for wrk in last 4 wks (main method)
Responses
-10 23737
1 Job Centre 1316
2 Careers office 58
3 Job Club 15
4 Private employment agency 350
5 Advertise in newspapers etc. 185
6 Answering adverts in newspapers etc. 706
7 Study sits vac columns 3502
8 Direct approach to employers 688
9 Ask friends relatives etc. 594
10 Waiting for job application results 108
11 Looking for premises or equipment 30
12 Seek any permits for jobs 10
13 Try to obtain finance 14
14 Do anything else 373
15 Not looked in last 4 weeks 86283
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2009
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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