Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2008

Variable Details

Variablein9207sl
LabelIndustry Section in Last Job
Responses
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 188
B Mining and quarrying 38
C Manufacturing 2105
D Electricity, gas, air cond supply 56
E Water supply, sewerage, waste 85
F Construction 970
G Wholesale, retail, repair of vehicles 2519
H Transport and storage 768
I Accommodation and food services 964
J Information and communication 384
K Financial and insurance activities 421
L Real estate activities 99
M Prof, scientific, technical activities 510
N Admin and support services 640
O Public admin and defence 807
P Education 1298
Q Health and social work 1806
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 337
S Other service activities 406
T Households as employers 115
U Extraterritorial organisations 7
-8 No answer 55
-9 Does not apply 108477
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2008
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.