Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHOWGET
LabelHow current job was obtained (if within last 3 months)
Question text Did you get the work that you were doing/were away from in the week ending Sunday [date], through... replying to a job advertisement, a JobCentre/Jobmarket or Training Employment Agency Office, a Careers/Connexions Office, a JobClub, a private employment agency or business, hearing from someone who worked there, a direct application, or in some other way?
Responses
1 Reply to advertisement 2212
2 Job Centre 209
3 Careers Office 28
4 Jobclub 7
5 Private employment agency,business 592
6 Hearing from someone who worked there 1681
7 Direct application 1167
8 Some other way 727
-9 Does not apply 85576
-8 No answer 17
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsCode 1st that applies.
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.