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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2020

Variable Details

VariableMAINMA
LabelMethod of looking for work (no preference)
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 6
2 Visit a Careers Office 0
3 Visit a Jobclub 1
4 On books of private employment agency 25
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 32
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 59
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 221
8 Apply directly to employers 20
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 40
10 Wait for results of application for job 7
11 Look for premises or equipment 4
12 Seek any kind of permit 0
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 0
14 Do anything else to find work 17
-9 Does not apply 71422
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, July - September, 2020
Interviewer InstructionsCode main method from those coded at previous question.
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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