Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2006

Variable Details

Variablein9207sl
LabelIndustry Section in Last Job
Responses
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 159
B Mining and quarrying 51
C Manufacturing 2328
D Electricity, gas, air cond supply 58
E Water supply, sewerage, waste 100
F Construction 962
G Wholesale, retail, repair of vehicles 2458
H Transport and storage 768
I Accommodation and food services 973
J Information and communication 321
K Financial and insurance activities 470
L Real estate activities 76
M Prof, scientific, technical activities 487
N Admin and support services 667
O Public admin and defence 750
P Education 1278
Q Health and social work 1767
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 302
S Other service activities 402
T Households as employers 118
U Extraterritorial organisations 12
-8 No answer 59
-9 Does not apply 109657
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2006
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. From winter 1994-1995, Northern Ireland is included in each quarter. Prior to this, data were only collected there in the March-May quarter each year. When the LFS moved to a quarterly cycle, two new groups of people were included in the survey to improve the coverage of young people: residents in National Health Service (NHS) hospital accommodation (formerly called nurses' homes), and students living in halls of residence or boarding schools.<br>Northern Ireland is not included in the Local Area Data files before 1997.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.