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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesocminl
LabelMinor occupation group (last job)
Responses
10 10 gen managers - government,large orgs 149
11 11 prod managers - manufacturing etc 273
12 12 specialist managers 345
13 13 financial & office managers etc 254
14 14 managers in transport and storing 105
15 15 protective service officers 31
16 16 managers in farming,horticulture etc 100
17 17 managers etc service industry 774
19 19 managers,administrators nes 164
20 20 natural scientists 55
21 21 engineers and technologists 227
22 22 health professionals 83
23 23 teaching professionals 717
24 24 legal professionals 24
25 25 business & financial professionals 74
26 26 architects,town planners,surveyors 55
27 27 librarians etc professionals 15
29 29 professional occupations nes 73
30 30 scientific technicians 151
31 31 draughtspersons,surveyors etc 52
32 32 computer analysts,programmers 43
33 33 ship,aircraft officers & controllers 23
34 34 health associate professionals 372
35 35 legal associate professionals 18
36 36 business,finance associate profs 129
37 37 welfare etc associate professionals 155
38 38 artistic,sports etc professionals 201
39 39 prof,technical occupations nes 148
40 40 administrative staff in government 255
41 41 numerical clerks and cashiers 672
42 42 filing and record clerks 249
43 43 clerks nes 543
44 44 stores,despatch clerks & keepers 352
45 45 secretarial etc personnel 548
46 46 receptionist,telephonists etc 289
49 49 clerical,secretarial occupations nes 123
50 50 construction trades 429
51 51 metal machining,fitting etc trades 262
52 52 electrical,electronic trades 236
53 53 metal forming,welding etc trades 228
54 54 vehicle trades 130
55 55 textiles,garments etc trades 370
56 56 printing and related trades 94
57 57 woodworking trades 177
58 58 food preparation trades 77
59 59 other craft,related trades nes 238
60 60 NCOs etc, armed forces 27
61 61 security etc service occupations 277
62 62 catering occupations 629
63 63 travel attendants etc occupations 57
64 64 health and related occupations 749
65 65 childcare and related occupations 436
66 66 hairdressers,beauticians etc 114
67 67 domestic staff etc 239
69 69 personal service occupations nes 63
70 70 buyers,brokers agents etc 36
71 71 sales representatives 197
72 72 sales,check-out assistants 1395
73 73 mobile salespersons & agents 60
79 79 sales occupations nes 92
80 80 food,drink,tobacco operatives 182
81 81 textiles,tannery operatives 45
82 82 chemicals,paper etc operatives 180
83 83 metal making,treating operatives 28
84 84 metal working operatives 132
85 85 assemblers,lineworkers 272
86 86 other routine operatives 556
87 87 road transport operatives 565
88 88 other transport,machine operatives 187
89 89 plant & machine operatives nes 241
90 90 other farming related occupations 131
91 91 other manufacturing etc occupations 93
92 92 other construction occupations 241
93 93 other transport occupations 85
94 94 other communication occupations 150
95 95 other sales,service occupations 1905
99 99 other occupations nes 187
-9 Does not apply 127567
-8 No answer 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, September - November, 1998
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeData are produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year.
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