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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1996

Variable Details

VariableMETHM
LabelMain method of looking for work
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 1998
2 Visit a Careers Office 124
3 Visit a Jobclub 86
4 On books of private employment agency 479
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 25
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 1290
7 Study sits vac in newspapers or journals 4320
8 Apply directly to employers 1119
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 1207
10 Wait for results of application for job 142
11 Look for premises or equipment 46
12 Seek any kind of permit 9
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 31
14 Do anything else to find work 485
-10 No answer/Does not apply 142852
-9 Does not apply 0
-8 No answer 0
-5 Non-data due to seasonal-to-calendar quarter change 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 1996
Interviewer InstructionsCOMBINES THE ANSWERS OF THESE VARIABLES TO GIVE ONE VARIABLE FOR MAIN METHOD OF SEEKING WORK (Note: the interview cannot proceed without an answer to this question)
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 TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.
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