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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablesocminm
LabelMinor occupation group (main job)
Responses
10 10 gen managers - government,large orgs 640
11 11 prod managers - manufacturing etc 1327
12 12 specialist managers 2558
13 13 financial & office managers etc 1273
14 14 managers in transport and storing 511
15 15 protective service officers 121
16 16 managers in farming,horticulture etc 429
17 17 managers etc service industry 2804
19 19 managers,administrators nes 713
20 20 natural scientists 350
21 21 engineers and technologists 1382
22 22 health professionals 560
23 23 teaching professionals 2798
24 24 legal professionals 292
25 25 business & financial professionals 778
26 26 architects,town planners,surveyors 287
27 27 librarians etc professionals 63
29 29 professional occupations nes 441
30 30 scientific technicians 575
31 31 draughtspersons,surveyors etc 261
32 32 computer analysts,programmers 626
33 33 ship,aircraft officers & controllers 85
34 34 health associate professionals 1853
35 35 legal associate professionals 105
36 36 business,finance associate profs 798
37 37 welfare etc associate professionals 610
38 38 artistic,sports etc professionals 1000
39 39 prof,technical occupations nes 619
40 40 administrative staff in government 967
41 41 numerical clerks and cashiers 2585
42 42 filing and record clerks 844
43 43 clerks nes 1730
44 44 stores,despatch clerks & keepers 1003
45 45 secretarial etc personnel 1723
46 46 receptionist,telephonists etc 760
49 49 clerical,secretarial occupations nes 368
50 50 construction trades 1452
51 51 metal machining,fitting etc trades 1163
52 52 electrical,electronic trades 1223
53 53 metal forming,welding etc trades 854
54 54 vehicle trades 671
55 55 textiles,garments etc trades 614
56 56 printing and related trades 313
57 57 woodworking trades 729
58 58 food preparation trades 208
59 59 other craft,related trades nes 733
60 60 NCOs etc, armed forces 185
61 61 security etc service occupations 1043
62 62 catering occupations 1545
63 63 travel attendants etc occupations 141
64 64 health and related occupations 1901
65 65 childcare and related occupations 1406
66 66 hairdressers,beauticians etc 321
67 67 domestic staff etc 409
69 69 personal service occupations nes 230
70 70 buyers,brokers agents etc 188
71 71 sales representatives 913
72 72 sales,check-out assistants 3786
73 73 mobile salespersons & agents 213
79 79 sales occupations nes 269
80 80 food,drink,tobacco operatives 407
81 81 textiles,tannery operatives 51
82 82 chemicals,paper etc operatives 536
83 83 metal making,treating operatives 121
84 84 metal working operatives 303
85 85 assemblers,lineworkers 632
86 86 other routine operatives 934
87 87 road transport operatives 1897
88 88 other transport,machine operatives 516
89 89 plant & machine operatives nes 660
90 90 other farming related occupations 448
91 91 other manufacturing etc occupations 153
92 92 other construction occupations 370
93 93 other transport occupations 251
94 94 other communication occupations 562
95 95 other sales,service occupations 3156
99 99 other occupations nes 301
-9 Does not apply 81550
-8 No answer 6
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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