Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableMAINMS
LabelMain job search method, wants SE job
Responses
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 30
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 62
11 Look for premises or equipment 23
12 Seek any kind of permit 12
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 10
14 Do anything else to find work 127
-9 Does not apply 97010
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCode main method from those coded at previous question
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;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.