Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableMETHMP09
LabelMethod of looking for work as employee 9
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 9.
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 0
2 Visit a Careers Office 0
3 Visit a Jobclub 2
4 On books of private employment agency 1
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 1
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 0
7 Study sits vac in newspapers or journals 0
8 Apply directly to employers 1
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 7
10 Wait for results of application for job 33
14 Do anything else to find work 13
-10 No answer/Does not apply 105141
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.