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Labor Force Survey January 1991
Philippines, 1991
Reference ID
PHL-NSO-LFS-1991Q1-v01
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National Statistics Office
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Job Search Method (JOBSM)
Data File: 1991jan
Overview
vald
1488
vald
789170.2
invd
135398
invd
57717659.4
Interval
discrete
Decimal
0
range
1 - 9
Questions and instructions
Column 24 - What has ___ been doing to find work during the past week? (Enter code)
Value | Category | Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 31886 | 4% | |
2 | 94291 | 11.9% | |
3 | 290814 | 36.9% | |
4 | 295379 | 37.4% | |
5 | 68249 | 8.6% | |
6 | 7138 | 0.9% | |
9 | 1412 | 0.2% | |
Sysmiss | 57717659 |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
This question is asked, if the answer in column 23 (did __ look for work) is YES.
Go to the next column (col. 25- number of weeks looking for work).
There are various ways that a person seeking work may have done to look for employment.
Ascertain which of the following methods was used by the person during the reference week and enter in column 24 the corresponding code for that method:
1 Registered at a public employment agency
2 Registered at a private employment agency
3 Approached employer directly
4 Approached relatives or friends
5 Placed or answered advertisements
6 Others, like
- writing letters of application
- securing letters of recommendation
- participating in competitive examination especially given for a particular job
- working without pay in order to acquire training and experience and ultimately, employment in the establishment
- exerting efforts to start business, private practice of a profession or trade
If a person explored two or several of these methods simultaneously in his effort to seek employment, ascertain which of those methods did the person consider as giving him the best chance of success.
Ascertain which of the following methods was used by the person during the reference week and enter in column 24 the corresponding code for that method:
1 Registered at a public employment agency
2 Registered at a private employment agency
3 Approached employer directly
4 Approached relatives or friends
5 Placed or answered advertisements
6 Others, like
- writing letters of application
- securing letters of recommendation
- participating in competitive examination especially given for a particular job
- working without pay in order to acquire training and experience and ultimately, employment in the establishment
- exerting efforts to start business, private practice of a profession or trade
If a person explored two or several of these methods simultaneously in his effort to seek employment, ascertain which of those methods did the person consider as giving him the best chance of success.
Description
Job search method is the method used by a person who had no job or business during the reference week in looking for work.
For persons 10 years old and over who had no job or business.
Concept
Name | Vocabulary | URI |
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There are various ways that a person seeking work may have done to look for employment. Ascertain which of the following methods was used by the person during the reference week and enter in column 24 the corresponding code for that method: 1 Registered at a public employment agency 2 Registered at a private employment agency 3 Approached employer directly 4 Approached relatives or friends 5 Placed or answered advertisements 6 Others, like - writing letters of application - securing letters of recommendation - participating in competitive examination especially given for a particular job - working without pay in order to acquire training and experience and ultimately, employment in the establishment - exerting efforts to start business, private practice of a profession or trade If a person explored two or several of these methods simultaneously in his effort to seek employment, ascertain which of those methods did the person consider as giving him the best chance of success. |