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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employment Relations Survey: Time-Series Dataset, 1980-2004

Variable Details

Variabletsect15
LabelIndustry within broad sector
Responses
1 Pvt M; Extrac/manuf of metals, mins & chems 90
2 Pvt M; Metal goods, eng & vehicle industries 241
3 Pvt M; Other manufacturing 251
4 Pvt S; Energy and water supply 115
5 Pvt S; Construction 170
6 Pvt S; Distrib, hotels & catering, repairs 788
7 Pvt S; Transport and communications 213
8 Pvt S; Banking, finance, bus. servs & leasing 585
9 Pvt S; Other services 549
10 Pub; Energy and water supply 11
11 Pub; Transport and communications 66
12 Pub; Central and local govt 312
13 Pub; Education 343
14 Pub; Health 231
15 Pub; Other services 286
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employment Relations Survey: Time-Series Dataset, 1980-2004
UniverseFor data files wirsts10 and wirsts25 respectively, the survey population is all British workplaces and employees in those workplaces with at least 10 or at least 25 employees except for those in the following Standard Industrial Classification (1992) divisions: A (Agriculture, hunting and forestry); B (Fishing); C (Mining and quarrying); P (Private households with employed persons); and, Q (Extra-territorial organisations).;Establishments;Managers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study; data are taken from four cross-sectional WIRS/WERS surveys
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