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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 2008

Variable Details

Variablesubcod2
LabelArea of study
Responses
1 Basic programmes 17
14 Teacher training and educ science 5
14.0 16
14.2 educ science 16
14.3 Training for preschool teachers 14
14.4 Training for teachers at basic level 29
14.5 Training for teachers of subjects 13
14.6 Training for vocational teachers 23
21 Arts 7
21.0 19
21.1 Fine arts 13
21.2 Music and performing arts 25
21.3 Audio visual and media production 74
21.4 Design 61
21.5 Craft skills 24
22 Humanities 1
22.1 Religion 0
22.2 Foreign languages 5
22.3 Mother tongue 12
22.5 History archaeology 2
22.6 Philosophy and ethics 0
31 Social and behavioural science 3
31.0 7
31.1 Pyschology 4
31.2 Sociology and cultural studies 7
31.3 Political science and civics 2
31.4 Economics 5
32 Journalism and information 1
32.1 Jounalism and reporting 10
32.2 Library information archive) 6
34 Business and admin 21
34.0 202
34.1 Wholesale and retail sales 61
34.2 Marketing and advertising 9
34.3 Finance banking insurance 100
34.4 Accounting taxation 32
34.5 Management and administration 189
34.6 Secretarial and office work 74
34.7 Working life 9
38 Law 6
42 Life sciences 1
42.1 Biology and biochemistry 24
42.2 Environmental science 7
44 Physical sciences 6
44.0 11
44.1 Physics 4
44.2 Chemistry 37
44.3 Earth sciences 0
46 Mathematics and statistics 0
46.1 Mathematics 13
46.2 Statistics 0
48 Computing 8
48.1 Computing science 72
48.2 Computer use 99
52 Engineering and manufacturing trades 16
52.0 153
52.1 Mechanics and metal work 325
52.2 Electricity and energy 131
52.3 Electronics and automation 261
52.4 Chemical process 12
52.5 Motor vehicles ships and aircraft 112
54 Manufacturing and production 0
54.0 15
54.1 Food processing 37
54.2 Textiles clothes footwear leather 7
54.3 Materials eg wood paper glass plastic 20
54.4 Mining and extraction 5
58 Architecture and building 9
58.1 Architecture and town planning 23
58.2 Building and civil engineering 324
62 Agriculture forestry and fishery 0
62.0 6
62.1 Crop and livestock production 16
62.2 Horticulture 33
62.3 Forestry 2
62.4 Fisheries 0
64 Veterinary 10
72 Health medicine nursing dentistry etc 7
72.0 29
72.1 Medicine 12
72.3 Nursing and caring 128
72.4 Dental studies 6
72.5 Medical diagnostic and treatment tech 10
72.6 Therapy and rehabilitation 6
72.7 Pharmacy 3
76 Social services 5
76.1 Child care and youth services 83
76.2 Social work and counselling 80
8 Literacy and numeracy 13
81 Personal services 3
81.0 8
81.1 Hotel restaurant and catering 135
81.2 Travel tourism and leisure 58
81.3 Sports 30
81.4 Domestic services 9
81.5 Hair and beauty 114
84 Transport services 32
85 Environment 3
85.0 1
85.1 Environmental control technology 3
85.2 Natural environments and wildlife 1
85.3 Community sanitation services 6
86 Security services 1
86.0 8
86.1 Protection of persons and property 15
86.2 Occupational health and safety 26
86.3 Military and defence 0
9 Personal skills 17
-8 No answer 7
-9 Does not apply 119273
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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