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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2019

Variable Details

VariableMAINMA
LabelMethod of looking for work (no preference)
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 15
2 Visit a Careers Office 0
3 Visit a Jobclub 0
4 On books of private employment agency 18
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 26
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 88
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 204
8 Apply directly to employers 22
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 43
10 Wait for results of application for job 5
11 Look for premises or equipment 3
12 Seek any kind of permit 0
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 0
14 Do anything else to find work 30
-9 Does not apply 83608
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2019
Interviewer InstructionsCode main method from those coded at previous question.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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