Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018

Variable Details

VariableHOWGET
LabelCurrent 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 2039
2 Job Centre 196
3 Careers Office 18
4 Jobclub 7
5 Private employment agency,business 586
6 Hearing from someone who worked there 1529
7 Direct application 1147
8 Some other way 690
-9 Does not apply 82802
-8 No answer 25
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2018
Interviewer InstructionsCode 1st that applies.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected quarterly