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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Annual Population Survey, July 2015 - June 2016

Variable Details

VariableMETHMP08
LabelMethod of looking for work as employee - 8
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 1
2 Visit a Careers Office 3
3 Visit a Jobclub 3
4 On books of private employment agency 7
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 5
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 1
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 3
8 Apply directly to employers 28
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 53
10 Wait for results of application for job 131
14 Do anything else to find work 53
-9 Does not apply 297292
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationAnnual Population Survey, July 2015 - June 2016
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