Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2024

Variable Details

VariableMAINMA
LabelMethod of looking for work (no preference)
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 9
2 Visit a Careers Office 1
3 Visit a Jobclub 1
4 On books of private employment agency 18
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 22
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 57
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 124
8 Apply directly to employers 25
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 32
10 Wait for results of application for job 0
11 Look for premises or equipment 2
12 Seek any kind of permit 1
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 1
14 Do anything else to find work 16
-9 Does not apply 58830
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2024
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.
SamplingFour sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected quarterly