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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2008

Variable Details

Variablesubcod1
LabelArea of study
Responses
1 Basic programmes 114
14 Teacher training and educ science 30
14.0 77
14.2 educ science 103
14.3 Training for preschool teachers 118
14.4 Training for teachers at basic level 186
14.5 Training for teachers of subjects 58
14.6 Training for vocational teachers 92
21 Arts 24
21.0 96
21.1 Fine arts 88
21.2 Music and performing arts 211
21.3 Audio visual and media production 438
21.4 Design 279
21.5 Craft skills 112
22 Humanities 7
22.0 20
22.1 Religion 23
22.2 Foreign languages 56
22.3 Mother tongue 81
22.5 History archaeology 19
22.6 Philosophy and ethics 4
31 Social and behavioural science 21
31.0 98
31.1 Pyschology 54
31.2 Sociology and cultural studies 53
31.3 Political science and civics 13
31.4 Economics 23
32 Journalism and information 4
32.1 Jounalism and reporting 64
32.2 Library information archive) 50
34 Business and admin 142
34.0 1047
34.1 Wholesale and retail sales 549
34.2 Marketing and advertising 94
34.3 Finance banking insurance 414
34.4 Accounting taxation 319
34.5 Management and administration 1441
34.6 Secretarial and office work 411
34.7 Working life 42
38 Law 82
42 Life sciences 12
42.1 Biology and biochemistry 100
42.2 Environmental science 19
44 Physical sciences 18
44.0 38
44.1 Physics 31
44.2 Chemistry 120
44.3 Earth sciences 15
46 Mathematics and statistics 7
46.1 Mathematics 78
46.2 Statistics 7
48 Computing 28
48.1 Computing science 334
48.2 Computer use 460
52 Engineering and manufacturing trades 86
52.0 559
52.1 Mechanics and metal work 1147
52.2 Electricity and energy 482
52.3 Electronics and automation 894
52.4 Chemical process 50
52.5 Motor vehicles ships and aircraft 484
54 Manufacturing and production 13
54.0 74
54.1 Food processing 185
54.2 Textiles clothes footwear leather 65
54.3 Materials eg wood paper glass plastic 119
54.4 Mining and extraction 19
58 Architecture and building 34
58.1 Architecture and town planning 130
58.2 Building and civil engineering 1539
62 Agriculture forestry and fishery 8
62.0 55
62.1 Crop and livestock production 117
62.2 Horticulture 145
62.3 Forestry 16
62.4 Fisheries 1
64 Veterinary 62
72 Health medicine nursing dentistry etc 30
72.0 164
72.1 Medicine 92
72.3 Nursing and caring 1132
72.4 Dental studies 30
72.5 Medical diagnostic and treatment tech 50
72.6 Therapy and rehabilitation 91
72.7 Pharmacy 67
76 Social services 23
76.1 Child care and youth services 735
76.2 Social work and counselling 432
8 Literacy and numeracy 52
81 Personal services 20
81.0 34
81.1 Hotel restaurant and catering 692
81.2 Travel tourism and leisure 303
81.3 Sports 153
81.4 Domestic services 109
81.5 Hair and beauty 736
84 Transport services 186
85 Environment 8
85.0 15
85.1 Environmental control technology 5
85.2 Natural environments and wildlife 18
85.3 Community sanitation services 18
86 Security services 4
86.0 21
86.1 Protection of persons and property 94
86.2 Occupational health and safety 161
86.3 Military and defence 9
9 Personal skills 98
-8 No answer 20
-9 Does not apply 102745
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FIRST THAT APPLIES. The main subject area of [Qualification] is: Text given at subjq.
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.
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