Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2006

Variable Details

Variablein9207sm
LabelIndustry Section in Main Job
Responses
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 622
B Mining and quarrying 204
C Manufacturing 6733
D Electricity, gas, air cond supply 261
E Water supply, sewerage, waste 409
F Construction 4860
G Wholesale, retail, repair of vehicles 8044
H Transport and storage 2975
I Accommodation and food services 2305
J Information and communication 2099
K Financial and insurance activities 2295
L Real estate activities 453
M Prof, scientific, technical activities 2785
N Admin and support services 2081
O Public admin and defence 3887
P Education 5214
Q Health and social work 6884
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 1391
S Other service activities 1300
T Households as employers 245
U Extraterritorial organisations 26
-8 No answer 92
-9 Does not apply 67215
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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.;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.