Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2011

Variable Details

VariableMETHMP05
LabelMethod of looking for work as employee 5
Question text In the four weeks ending Sunday the [date], did you do any of these things... Visit a Jobcentre/Job-market or Jobs and Benefits Centres, Visit a Careers Office, Visit a Jobclub, Have name on the books of a private employment agency, Advertise for jobs in newspapers, journals or on the internet, Answer advertisements in newspapers, journals or on the internet, Study situations vacant columns in newspapers journals, or on the internet, Apply directly to employers, Ask friends, relatives, colleagues or trade unions about jobs, Wait for the results of an application for a job, Do anything else to find work? Response 5.
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 11
2 Visit a Careers Office 13
3 Visit a Jobclub 1
4 On books of private employment agency 22
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 24
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 85
7 Study sits vac in newspapers or journals 283
8 Apply directly to employers 582
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 713
10 Wait for results of application for job 548
14 Do anything else to find work 22
-10 No answer/Does not apply 102895
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsCODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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 April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.