Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2012

Variable Details

VariableHOWGET
LabelHow current job was obtained (if within last 3 months)
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 1667
2 Job Centre 332
3 Careers Office 25
4 Jobclub 9
5 Private employment agency,business 532
6 Hearing from someone who worked there 1534
7 Direct application 1074
8 Some other way 689
-9 Does not apply 92587
-8 No answer 16
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2012
Interviewer InstructionsCode 1st that applies.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly