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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Annual Population Survey Household Dataset, January - December, 2014

Variable Details

VariableMETHMP04
LabelMeth.of looking for work as employee 4
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 51
2 Visit a Careers Office 23
3 Visit a Jobclub 13
4 On books of private employment agency 227
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 175
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 659
7 Study sits vac in newspapers or journals 1851
8 Apply directly to employers 2433
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 2296
10 Wait for results of application for job 1289
14 Do anything else to find work 111
-9 Does not apply 360718
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationAnnual Population Survey Household Dataset, January - December, 2014
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