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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Annual Population Survey Three-Year Pooled Dataset, January 2013 - December 2015

Variable Details

VariableMETHMP01
LabelMethod of looking for work as employee - 1
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 8138
2 Visit a Careers Office 338
3 Visit a Jobclub 160
4 On books of private employment agency 3364
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 1885
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 6737
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 6963
8 Apply directly to employers 1426
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 995
10 Wait for results of application for job 440
14 Do anything else to find work 971
-9 Does not apply 528992
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationAnnual Population Survey Three-Year Pooled Dataset, January 2013 - December 2015
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