Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2011

Variable Details

Variablehowget
LabelHow current job was obtained (if within lst 3 mths)
Question text Did you get the work that you were doing/were away from in the week ending Sunday [date], through... replying to a job advertisement, a JobCentre/Jobmarket or Training Employment Agency Office, a Careers/Connexions Office, a JobClub, a private employment agency or business, hearing from someone who worked there, a direct application, or in some other way?
Responses
1 Reply to advertisement 1610
2 Job Centre 409
3 Careers Office 32
4 Jobclub 8
5 Private employment agency,business 511
6 Hearing from someone who worked there 1563
7 Direct application 1113
8 Some other way 710
-9 Does not apply 100671
-8 No answer 16
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCode 1st that applies.
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.