Reason turned down for job: Language or accent
Datafile
Index terms
- Employment Discrimination
- Ethnicity and immigration Discrimination
- Health and well-being Well-being Discrimination
Question asked in the latest wave:
discrimination_w9.resjobdeny
Question label:
Reason turned down for job
Question text:
Do you think you were turned down for any of these reasons? (If so, which ones?)
Question universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.EMBoost = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.GPCompare = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.LDA = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.IEMB = 1 | GRIDVARIABLES.FBORN = 1 | INITIALCONDITIONS.UKborn = 5) (EM Boost sample, GP Comparison sample or LDA sample or Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Boost sample or foreign-born continuing sample and their co-resident sample members, or any foreign-born identified this wave)
and if JobLook = 1 | NONEMPLOYMENT.JULK4WK = 1 (Looked for a job in the last 4 weeks or the last 12 months)
and if JobDeny = 1 (Was turned down for a job following assessment or interview)
Question interviewer instructions:
CODE THE STATEMENT ‘BECAUSE OF THE WAY I LOOK’ AS CODE 9
CODE ALL THAT APPLY
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34258 | 95.01% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| refusal | -2 | 3 | 0.01% |
| don't know | -1 | 31 | 0.09% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 637 | 1.77% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 33 | 0.09% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 38500 | 91.3% |
| proxy | -7 | 2832 | 6.72% |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 49 | 0.12% |
| Not mentioned | 0 | 766 | 1.82% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 21 | 0.05% |
| Total | 42170 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 40526 | 90.39% |
| proxy | -7 | 3858 | 8.6% |
| don't know | -1 | 15 | 0.03% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 424 | 0.95% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Total | 44837 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 45349 | 91.26% |
| proxy | -7 | 3830 | 7.71% |
| don't know | -1 | 14 | 0.03% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 478 | 0.96% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 21 | 0.04% |
| Total | 49692 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 46991 | 92.15% |
| proxy | -7 | 3262 | 6.4% |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.0% |
| don't know | -1 | 14 | 0.03% |
| not mentioned | 0 | 686 | 1.35% |
| Mentioned | 1 | 40 | 0.08% |
| Total | 50994 | 100.0% |
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