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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableMAINME
LabelMethod of looking for work (Government scheme or employees)
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 52
2 Visit a Careers Office 4
3 Visit a Jobclub 3
4 On books of private employment agency 118
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 115
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 554
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 1323
8 Apply directly to employers 250
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 140
10 Wait for results of application for job 92
14 Do anything else to find work 110
-9 Does not apply 69093
-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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