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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1999

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 Gen managers - national government 25
101 101 Gen managers - large organisations 205
102 102 Gen managers - local government 232
103 103 Administrators - national government 135
110 110 Production,works managers 874
111 111 Building/contract managers 330
112 112 Clerks of works 10
113 113 Mining & energy managers 28
120 120 Treasurers & financial managers 259
121 121 Marketing & sales managers 1239
122 122 Purchasing managers 80
123 123 Advertising etc managers 164
124 124 Personnel,training etc managers 298
125 125 Organisational managers 23
126 126 Computer systems etc managers 431
127 127 Company secretaries 132
130 130 Credit controllers 100
131 131 Banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 190
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 170
139 139 Other financial etc managers nes 765
140 140 Transport managers 172
141 141 Stores controllers 142
142 142 Warehouse etc managers 140
150 150 Officers in UK armed forces 51
151 151 Officers in non-UK armed forces 6
152 152 Police officers - inspectors & above 27
153 153 Firemen - station officers & above 18
154 154 Prison principal officers and above 5
155 155 Senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 357
169 169 Other farming etc managers 66
170 170 Property & estate managers 156
171 171 Garage managers & proprietors 121
172 172 Hairdressing managers & proprietors 170
173 173 Hotel & accommodation managers 144
174 174 Restaurant & catering managers 308
175 175 Publicans, club stewards etc 103
176 176 Entertainment & sports managers 130
177 177 Travel agency managers 67
178 178 Butchers/fishmongers managers etc 39
179 179 Service industry managers etc 1569
190 190 Trade union etc officials 97
191 191 educ registrars etc 67
199 199 Other managers & administrators nes 498
200 200 Chemists 76
201 201 Biological scientists & biochemists 153
202 202 Physicists, geologists etc 51
209 209 Other natural scientists nes 55
210 210 Engineers - civil, structural etc 177
211 211 Mechanical engineers 131
212 212 Electrical engineers 81
213 213 Electronic engineers 87
214 214 Software engineers 401
215 215 Chemical engineers 23
216 216 Design & development engineers 187
217 217 Process & production engineers 54
218 218 Planning & quality control engineers 108
219 219 Other engineers & technologists nes 167
220 220 Medical practitioners 340
221 221 Pharmacists,pharmacologists 80
222 222 Ophthalmic opticians 26
223 223 Dental practitioners 60
224 224 Veterinarians 25
230 230 University,polytechnic teachers etc 279
231 231 Further educ teachers etc 277
232 232 educ officers,school inspectors 42
233 233 Secondary educ teachers etc 886
234 234 Primary,nursery educ teachers 895
235 235 Special educ teachers etc 135
239 239 Other teaching professionals nes 256
240 240 Judges & officers of the court 11
241 241 Barristers & advocates 36
242 242 Solicitors 269
250 250 Chartered & certified accountants 441
251 251 Management accountants 109
252 252 Actuaries,economists & statisticians 86
253 253 Management,business consultants etc 156
260 260 Architects 65
261 261 Town planners 45
262 262 General practice surveyors 140
270 270 Librarians 49
271 271 Archivists & curators 27
290 290 Psychologists 30
291 291 Other social,behaviourial scientists 11
292 292 Clergy 104
293 293 Social workers,probation officers 245
300 300 Laboratory technicians 186
301 301 Engineering technicians 115
302 302 Electrical,electronic technicians 62
303 303 Architectural etc technicians 33
304 304 Civil engineering etc technicians 26
309 309 Other scientific technicians nes 154
310 310 Draughtspersons 125
311 311 Building inspectors 9
312 312 Quantity surveyors 109
313 313 Marine,insurance & other surveyors 14
320 320 Computer analysts,programmers 650
330 330 Air traffic planners & controllers 17
331 331 Aircraft flight deck officers 31
332 332 Ship & hovercraft officers 49
340 340 Nurses 1217
341 341 Midwives 79
342 342 Medical radiographers 36
343 343 Physiotherapists 72
344 344 Chiropodists 21
345 345 Dispensing opticians 9
346 346 Medical,dental technicians etc 119
347 347 Occupational & speech therapists etc 167
348 348 Environmental health officers 38
349 349 Other health professionals nes 67
350 350 Legal service & related occupations 106
360 360 Estimators,valuers 73
361 361 Underwriters,claims assessors etc 409
362 362 Taxation experts 56
363 363 Personnel,industrial relations etc 108
364 364 Organisational etc officers 97
370 370 Matrons,houseparents 159
371 371 Welfare,community & youth workers 446
380 380 Authors,writers,journalists 242
381 381 Artists,graphic designers etc 283
382 382 Industrial designers 40
383 383 Clothing designers 18
384 384 Actors,stage managers etc 161
385 385 Musicians 67
386 386 Camera,sound etc equipment operators 99
387 387 Athletes,sports officials etc 97
390 390 Information officers 77
391 391 Vocational & industrial trainers 240
392 392 Careers advice etc specialists 42
393 393 Driving instructors (excluding HGV) 75
394 394 Factory inspectors etc 12
395 395 Other statutory etc inspectors nes 28
396 396 Occupational hygienists etc 73
399 399 Other associate professionals nes 103
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 504
401 401 Local government clerical staff 412
410 410 Accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1743
411 411 Counter clerks & cashiers 762
412 412 Debt,rent & other cash collectors 67
420 420 Filing and record clerks 708
421 421 Library assistants etc 89
430 430 Clerks nes 1778
440 440 Stores,control clerks etc 148
441 441 Storekeepers & warehousepersons 880
450 450 Medical secretaries 123
451 451 Legal secretaries 138
452 452 Typists & word processor operators 126
459 459 Other secretarial personnel nes 1271
460 460 Receptionists 485
461 461 Reception telephonists 104
462 462 Telephone operators 124
463 463 Radio & telegraph operators 49
490 490 Computer etc operators 309
491 491 Tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 Bricklayers,masons 205
501 501 Roofers,tilers,cladders etc 87
502 502 Plasterers 91
503 503 Glaziers 33
504 504 Builders,building contractors 313
505 505 Scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 51
506 506 Floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 62
507 507 Painters & decorators 301
509 509 Other construction trades nes 194
510 510 Lathe,capstan etc operators 53
511 511 Boring,drilling machine operators 4
512 512 Grinding machine setters,operators 20
513 513 Milling machine setters,operators 20
514 514 Press setters,operators 14
515 515 Tool makers,fitters etc 65
516 516 Metal work,maintenance fitters 786
517 517 Precision instrument makers etc 58
518 518 Gold,precious stone etc workers 24
519 519 Other setters,operators nes 76
520 520 Electrical production fitters 56
521 521 Electricians etc 625
522 522 Electrical engineers (non-prof) 19
523 523 Telephone fitters 103
524 524 Cable jointers,lines repairers 35
525 525 Radio,TV & video engineers 52
526 526 Computer engineers etc 144
529 529 Other electrical trades nes 201
530 530 Smiths & forge workers 18
531 531 Moulders,core makers,die casters 22
532 532 Plumbers,heating etc engineers 361
533 533 Sheet metal workers 71
534 534 Metal plate workers,riveters etc 35
535 535 Steel erectors 30
536 536 Barbenders,steel fixers 12
537 537 Welding trades 209
540 540 Motor mechanics etc 467
541 541 Coach & vehicle body builders 36
542 542 Vehicle body repairers etc 49
543 543 Auto electricians 30
544 544 Tyre & exhaust fitters 25
550 550 Weavers 24
551 551 Knitters 13
552 552 Warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 28
553 553 Sewing machinists etc 264
554 554 Coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 47
555 555 Shoe repairers etc 41
556 556 Tailors & dressmakers 30
557 557 Milliners,furriers etc 26
559 559 Other textile workers nes 39
560 560 Originators & compositors 51
561 561 Printers 55
562 562 Bookbinders & print finishers 29
563 563 Screen printers 21
569 569 Other printing & related trades nes 137
570 570 Carpenters & joiners 598
571 571 Cabinet makers 61
572 572 Case & box makers 11
573 573 Pattern makers (moulds) 13
579 579 Other woodworking trades nes 42
580 580 Bakers,flour confectioners 88
581 581 Butchers,meat cutters 91
582 582 Fishmongers,poultry dressers 25
590 590 Glass product & ceramics makers 77
591 591 Glass product & ceramic finishers 29
592 592 Dental technicians 14
593 593 Music instrument makers,piano tuners 9
594 594 Gardeners,groundspersons 342
595 595 Horticultural trades 58
596 596 Coach painters,other spray painters 95
597 597 Face trained coalmining workers etc. 9
598 598 Other machinery mechanics 23
599 599 Other craft & related occup. nes 63
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 180
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 19
610 610 Police officers (sergeant & below) 379
611 611 Firemen (leading officer & below) 99
612 612 Prison officers (below principal) 110
613 613 Customs,immigration officers 30
614 614 Traffic wardens 9
615 615 Security guards etc 332
619 619 Other security personnel nes 117
620 620 Chefs,cooks 558
621 621 Waiters,waitresses 436
622 622 Bar staff 492
630 630 Travel & flight attendants 109
631 631 Railway station staff 11
640 640 Assistant nurses & auxiliaries 346
641 641 Hospital ward assistants 59
642 642 Ambulance staff 70
643 643 Dental nurses 89
644 644 Care assistants & attendants 1373
650 650 Nursery nurses 327
651 651 Playgroup leaders 65
652 652 educal assistants 469
659 659 Other childcare occupations nes 644
660 660 Hairdressers,barbers 242
661 661 Beauticians & related occupations 59
670 670 Domestic housekeepers etc 69
671 671 Housekeepers (non-domestic) 38
672 672 Caretakers 191
673 673 Launderers,dry cleaners etc 104
690 690 Undertakers 22
691 691 Bookmakers 31
699 699 Other personal services nes 153
700 700 Buyers (retail trade) 22
701 701 Buyers etc (non-retail) 126
702 702 Importers & exporters 20
703 703 Air,commodity & ship brokers 10
710 710 Technical & wholesale sales reps 545
719 719 Other sales representatives nes 359
720 720 Sales assistants 3272
721 721 Retail cash & check-out operators 524
722 722 Petrol pump forecourt attendants 17
730 730 Collectors & credit agents 56
731 731 Rounds & van salespersons 92
732 732 Market,street traders etc 59
733 733 Scrap dealers etc 4
790 790 Merchandisers 38
791 791 Window dressers, floral arrangers 53
792 792 Telephone salespersons 221
800 800 Bakery etc process operatives 92
801 801 Brewery etc process operatives 11
802 802 Tobacco process operatives 6
809 809 Other food etc process operatives 311
810 810 Tannery production operatives 5
811 811 Preparatory fibre processors 6
812 812 Spinners,doublers,twisters 14
813 813 Winders,reelers 7
814 814 Other textiles operatives 42
820 820 Other chemical etc operatives nes 138
821 821 Paper,wood etc process operatives 40
822 822 Cutting etc machine operatives 19
823 823 Glass,ceramics furnace operatives 10
824 824 Rubber etc process operatives 62
825 825 Plastic operatives etc 183
826 826 Synthetic fibre makers 1
829 829 Other chemical etc operatives 34
830 830 Furnace operatives (metal) 16
831 831 Metal drawers 4
832 832 Rollers 5
833 833 Annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 3
834 834 Electroplaters etc 29
839 839 Other metal process operatives nes 41
840 840 Machine tool operatives 190
841 841 Automatic machine operatives 60
842 842 Metal polishers 13
843 843 Metal dressing operatives 11
844 844 Shot blasters 8
850 850 Assemblers etc (electronic goods) 257
851 851 Assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 153
859 859 Other assemblers etc nes 132
860 860 Inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 168
861 861 Inspectors etc(other goods) 96
862 862 Packers,bottlers etc 469
863 863 Weighers,graders,sorters 44
864 864 Routine laboratory testers 25
869 869 Other routine operatives nes 60
870 870 Bus inspectors 4
871 871 Road transport depot inspectors etc 21
872 872 Drivers of road goods vehicles 1143
873 873 Bus & coach drivers 285
874 874 Cab drivers & chauffeurs 378
875 875 Bus conductors 7
880 880 Seafarers (merchant navy) etc 21
881 881 Railway inspectors,guards etc 24
882 882 Railway engine drivers etc 41
883 883 Railway signal etc operatives 8
884 884 Shunters & points operatives 5
885 885 Mechanical plant drivers etc 97
886 886 Crane drivers 45
887 887 Forklift & mechanical truck drivers 204
889 889 Other transport & machinery ops nes 60
890 890 Washers etc in mines & quarries 2
891 891 Printing machine minders 75
892 892 Water etc plant attendants 20
893 893 Energy etc plant operatives 22
894 894 Lubricators etc 7
895 895 Service pipe layers & jointers 36
896 896 Construction operatives 186
897 897 Woodworking machine operatives 65
898 898 Mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 29
899 899 Other machine etc operatives nes 179
900 900 Farm workers 192
901 901 Farm machinery drivers etc 29
902 902 Other related farming occupations 87
903 903 Fishing & related workers 17
904 904 Forestry workers 23
910 910 Coal mine labourers 8
911 911 Foundry labourers 7
912 912 Engineering etc labourers 36
913 913 Fitters mates (metal,electric) 36
919 919 Making,processing labourers 76
920 920 Woodworkers mates 9
921 921 Building trade mates 23
922 922 Rail construction etc workers 17
923 923 Road construction etc workers 52
924 924 Paviours,kerb layers 13
929 929 Other building etc labourers 251
930 930 Stevedores,dockers 17
931 931 Goods porters 196
932 932 Slingers 3
933 933 Refuse & salvage collectors 41
934 934 Drivers mates 17
940 940 Postal workers,mail sorters 391
941 941 Messengers,couriers 145
950 950 Hospital porters 33
951 951 Hotel porters 28
952 952 Kitchen porters 316
953 953 Catering assistants 558
954 954 Shelf fillers 216
955 955 Lift & car park attendants 22
956 956 Window cleaners 58
957 957 Road sweepers 25
958 958 Cleaners,domestics 1680
959 959 Other sales,service occupations 66
990 990 All other labourers etc 232
999 999 All others (miscellaneous) 28
-9 Does not apply 79757
-8 No answer 20
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1999
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.;Households;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.
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