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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Annual Population Survey, July 2016 - June 2017

Variable Details

VariableMETHMP07
LabelMethod of looking for work as employee - 7
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 4
2 Visit a Careers Office 2
3 Visit a Jobclub 3
4 On books of private employment agency 4
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 3
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 8
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 42
8 Apply directly to employers 54
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 141
10 Wait for results of application for job 264
14 Do anything else to find work 64
-9 Does not apply 286404
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationAnnual Population Survey, July 2016 - June 2017
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