Year: 2001
Module:Social Networks
Variable:JOBHOW
There are many ways people hear about jobs - from other people, from advertisements or employment agencies, and so on. Please show how you first found out about work at your present employer?

 

%

I have never worked for pay9
Parents,brothers or sisters5
Other relatives3
Close friend8
Acquaintance8
Public employment agency or service10
Private employment agency3
School/university placement office3
Advertisement or a sign25
Employer contacted me about a job5
Called them or went there to ask for work5
Some other way8
Missing9

 

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Results for men and women

 

%

  MaleFemale
I have never worked for pay 4 13
Parents,brothers or sisters 7 4
Other relatives 3 3
Close friend 8 8
Acquaintance 7 8
Public employment agency or service 12 8
Private employment agency 4 2
School/university placement office 2 3
Advertisement or a sign 23 26
Employer contacted me about a job 6 4
Called them or went there to ask for work 5 5
Some other way 12 6
Missing 8 10

  

 

Results for people of different ages

 

%

  18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
I have never worked for pay 26 6 7 9 6 9
Parents,brothers or sisters 12 7 3 3 3 6
Other relatives 2 4 4 4 1 4
Close friend 7 11 8 5 8 7
Acquaintance 5 5 10 11 7 8
Public employment agency or service 12 11 11 10 10 6
Private employment agency 3 6 3 3 1 1
School/university placement office 5 3 3 1 3 3
Advertisement or a sign 19 27 28 28 25 19
Employer contacted me about a job 1 5 5 4 8 4
Called them or went there to ask for work 1 2 5 7 4 9
Some other way 0 8 8 6 12 11
Missing 7 6 7 9 12 14

 

  

Results for people of different religions

 

%

  CatholicProtestantNo religion
I have never worked for pay 9 9 12
Parents,brothers or sisters 6 5 3
Other relatives 2 3 5
Close friend 7 8 9
Acquaintance 8 7 12
Public employment agency or service 10 9 10
Private employment agency 2 3 3
School/university placement office 2 3 3
Advertisement or a sign 25 25 29
Employer contacted me about a job 6 5 2
Called them or went there to ask for work 3 7 3
Some other way 9 8 5
Missing 12 8 5

 

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