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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2014

Variable Details

VariableLKWFWM
LabelLkng for wrk in last 4 wks (main method)
Responses
1 Job Centre 380
2 Careers office 11
3 Job Club 20
4 Private employment agency 285
5 Advertise in newspapers etc. 181
6 Answering adverts in newspapers etc. 717
7 Study sits vac columns 3053
8 Direct approach to employers 463
9 Ask friends relatives etc. 399
10 Waiting for job application results 156
11 Looking for premises or equipment 23
12 Seek any permits for jobs 11
13 Try to obtain finance 7
14 Do anything else 364
15 Not looked in last 4 weeks 69244
-9 Does not apply 24608
-8 No answer 130
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2014
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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.
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