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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2021

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 1759
2 Job Centre 117
3 Careers Office 15
4 Jobclub 3
5 Private employment agency,business 457
6 Hearing from someone who worked there 1090
7 Direct application 874
8 Some other way 505
-9 Does not apply 85601
-8 No answer 12
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2021
Interviewer InstructionsCode 1st that applies.
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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