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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1999

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 22
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 230
102 102 gen managers - local government 250
103 103 administrators - national government 137
110 110 production,works managers 900
111 111 building/contract managers 355
112 112 clerks of works 8
113 113 mining & energy managers 28
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 257
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1308
122 122 purchasing managers 88
123 123 advertising etc managers 140
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 294
125 125 organisational managers 24
126 126 computer systems etc managers 409
127 127 company secretaries 132
130 130 credit controllers 106
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 191
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 172
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 795
140 140 transport managers 164
141 141 stores controllers 148
142 142 warehouse etc managers 141
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 60
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 9
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 25
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 25
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 341
169 169 other farming etc managers 60
170 170 property & estate managers 153
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 103
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 150
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 149
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 332
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 127
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 127
177 177 travel agency managers 58
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 47
179 179 service industry managers etc 1572
190 190 trade union etc officials 79
191 191 education registrars etc 61
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 532
200 200 chemists 80
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 165
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 53
209 209 other natural scientists nes 51
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 179
211 211 mechanical engineers 121
212 212 electrical engineers 78
213 213 electronic engineers 83
214 214 software engineers 370
215 215 chemical engineers 22
216 216 design & development engineers 196
217 217 process & production engineers 55
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 124
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 174
220 220 medical practitioners 389
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 73
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 18
223 223 dental practitioners 64
224 224 veterinarians 23
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 310
231 231 further education teachers etc 305
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 51
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 955
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 901
235 235 special education teachers etc 124
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 247
240 240 judges & officers of the court 6
241 241 barristers & advocates 34
242 242 solicitors 263
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 454
251 251 management accountants 88
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 75
253 253 management,business consultants etc 191
260 260 architects 98
261 261 town planners 33
262 262 general practice surveyors 148
270 270 librarians 56
271 271 archivists & curators 22
290 290 psychologists 30
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 8
292 292 clergy 107
293 293 social workers,probation officers 273
300 300 laboratory technicians 175
301 301 engineering technicians 113
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 66
303 303 architectural etc technicians 27
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 30
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 153
310 310 draughtspersons 139
311 311 building inspectors 13
312 312 quantity surveyors 108
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 12
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 664
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 21
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 26
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 53
340 340 nurses 1221
341 341 midwives 84
342 342 medical radiographers 41
343 343 physiotherapists 55
344 344 chiropodists 22
345 345 dispensing opticians 15
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 114
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 169
348 348 environmental health officers 36
349 349 other health professionals nes 64
350 350 legal service & related occupations 114
360 360 estimators,valuers 73
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 414
362 362 taxation experts 73
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 126
364 364 organisational etc officers 80
370 370 matrons,houseparents 184
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 456
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 227
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 259
382 382 industrial designers 52
383 383 clothing designers 23
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 161
385 385 musicians 73
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 103
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 87
390 390 information officers 81
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 241
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 36
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 71
394 394 factory inspectors etc 15
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 26
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 50
399 399 other associate professionals nes 104
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 502
401 401 local government clerical staff 454
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1737
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 821
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 81
420 420 filing and record clerks 807
421 421 library assistants etc 87
430 430 clerks nes 1756
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 142
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 892
450 450 medical secretaries 121
451 451 legal secretaries 154
452 452 typists & word processor operators 143
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1333
460 460 receptionists 463
461 461 reception telephonists 105
462 462 telephone operators 106
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 60
490 490 computer etc operators 346
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 199
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 85
502 502 plasterers 78
503 503 glaziers 28
504 504 builders,building contractors 305
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 55
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 82
507 507 painters & decorators 364
509 509 other construction trades nes 194
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 48
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 6
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 17
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 20
514 514 press setters,operators 6
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 72
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 815
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 72
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 22
519 519 other setters,operators nes 73
520 520 electrical production fitters 44
521 521 electricians etc 627
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 22
523 523 telephone fitters 94
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 35
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 43
526 526 computer engineers etc 151
529 529 other electrical trades nes 204
530 530 smiths & forge workers 27
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 23
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 373
533 533 sheet metal workers 77
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 33
535 535 steel erectors 29
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 3
537 537 welding trades 220
540 540 motor mechanics etc 523
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 29
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 49
543 543 auto electricians 38
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 30
550 550 weavers 16
551 551 knitters 15
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 31
553 553 sewing machinists etc 332
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 40
555 555 shoe repairers etc 46
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 29
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 34
559 559 other textile workers nes 37
560 560 originators & compositors 35
561 561 printers 51
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 27
563 563 screen printers 21
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 160
570 570 carpenters & joiners 585
571 571 cabinet makers 67
572 572 case & box makers 18
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 6
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 43
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 84
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 102
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 25
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 77
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 32
592 592 dental technicians 14
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 10
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 307
595 595 horticultural trades 57
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 95
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 11
598 598 other machinery mechanics 21
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 62
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 174
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 24
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 365
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 86
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 106
613 613 customs,immigration officers 20
614 614 traffic wardens 12
615 615 security guards etc 355
619 619 other security personnel nes 97
620 620 chefs,cooks 576
621 621 waiters,waitresses 462
622 622 bar staff 463
630 630 travel & flight attendants 105
631 631 railway station staff 19
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 373
641 641 hospital ward assistants 59
642 642 ambulance staff 73
643 643 dental nurses 77
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1349
650 650 nursery nurses 290
651 651 playgroup leaders 64
652 652 educational assistants 417
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 656
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 229
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 71
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 50
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 40
672 672 caretakers 217
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 119
690 690 undertakers 18
691 691 bookmakers 38
699 699 other personal services nes 169
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 34
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 128
702 702 importers & exporters 18
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 17
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 562
719 719 other sales representatives nes 385
720 720 sales assistants 3196
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 535
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 28
730 730 collectors & credit agents 54
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 81
732 732 market,street traders etc 54
733 733 scrap dealers etc 5
790 790 merchandisers 27
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 50
792 792 telephone salespersons 183
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 85
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 19
802 802 tobacco process operatives 5
809 809 other food etc process operatives 313
810 810 tannery production operatives 5
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 7
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 10
813 813 winders,reelers 7
814 814 other textiles operatives 22
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 143
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 39
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 24
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 11
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 64
825 825 plastic operatives etc 200
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 5
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 46
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 12
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 7
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 10
834 834 electroplaters etc 31
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 47
840 840 machine tool operatives 213
841 841 automatic machine operatives 65
842 842 metal polishers 16
843 843 metal dressing operatives 12
844 844 shot blasters 4
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 277
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 171
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 115
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 154
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 114
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 452
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 32
864 864 routine laboratory testers 39
869 869 other routine operatives nes 46
870 870 bus inspectors 4
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 19
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1206
873 873 bus & coach drivers 287
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 402
875 875 bus conductors 5
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 16
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 18
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 46
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 9
884 884 shunters & points operatives 3
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 94
886 886 crane drivers 29
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 223
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 47
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 1
891 891 printing machine minders 86
892 892 water etc plant attendants 28
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 21
894 894 lubricators etc 12
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 37
896 896 construction operatives 165
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 74
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 32
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 204
900 900 farm workers 221
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 45
902 902 other related farming occupations 84
903 903 fishing & related workers 26
904 904 forestry workers 37
910 910 coal mine labourers 3
911 911 foundry labourers 8
912 912 engineering etc labourers 29
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 37
919 919 making,processing labourers 67
920 920 woodworkers mates 11
921 921 building trade mates 21
922 922 rail construction etc workers 16
923 923 road construction etc workers 58
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 13
929 925 other building etc labourers 238
930 930 stevedores,dockers 17
931 931 goods porters 173
932 932 slingers 4
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 45
934 934 drivers mates 13
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 394
941 941 messengers,couriers 202
950 950 hospital porters 46
951 951 hotel porters 22
952 952 Kitchen porters 382
953 953 catering assistants 583
954 954 shelf fillers 223
955 955 lift & car park attendants 22
956 956 window cleaners 55
957 957 road sweepers 19
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1689
959 959 other sales,service occupations 65
990 990 all other labourers etc 253
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 24
-9 Does not apply 81720
-8 No answer 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 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.;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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