Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2010

Variable Details

Variablelkwfwm
LabelLooking for work in last 4 wks (main method)
Responses
1 Job Centre 1191
2 Careers office 33
3 Job Club 20
4 Private employment agency 302
5 Advertise in newspapers etc. 140
6 Answering adverts in newspapers etc. 724
7 Study sits vac columns 3537
8 Direct approach to employers 607
9 Ask friends relatives etc. 499
10 Waiting for job application results 120
11 Looking for premises or equipment 16
12 Seek any permits for jobs 9
13 Try to obtain finance 12
14 Do anything else 359
15 Not looked in last 4 weeks 80652
-9 Does not apply 26160
-8 No answer 112
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2010
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.