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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011

Variable Details

Variablecfactor4
LabelWhich of the following factors are important when recruiting new employees?
Question text Which of the following factors are important when recruiting new employees? Response 4
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't know 0
-6 Multi-coded 0
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 426
1 references 65
2 availability 31
3 recommended by another employee 21
4 skills 463
5 age 36
6 qualifications 436
7 experience 690
8 motivation 479
9 other (please specify) 33
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2011
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD C2. PROBE: Which others? UNTIL 'None'. CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
UniverseWorkplaces in Great Britain with five or more employees, excluding workplaces in agriculture, forestry, fishing, and mining and quarrying.;Establishments;Trade union officers;Employees;Managers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for further details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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