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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1999

Variable Details

Variablesocmain
LabelOccupation (main job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 23
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 219
102 102 gen managers - local government 248
103 103 administrators - national government 133
110 110 production,works managers 857
111 111 building/contract managers 337
112 112 clerks of works 8
113 113 mining & energy managers 26
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 272
121 121 marketing & sales managers 1238
122 122 purchasing managers 87
123 123 advertising etc managers 157
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 284
125 125 organisational managers 23
126 126 computer systems etc managers 429
127 127 company secretaries 122
130 130 credit controllers 99
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 195
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 172
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 771
140 140 transport managers 159
141 141 stores controllers 141
142 142 warehouse etc managers 133
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 53
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 4
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 27
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 27
154 154 prison principal officers and above 6
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 1
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 342
169 169 other farming etc managers 60
170 170 property & estate managers 154
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 113
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 152
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 137
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 317
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 122
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 136
177 177 travel agency managers 71
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 52
179 179 service industry managers etc 1584
190 190 trade union etc officials 90
191 191 education registrars etc 67
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 510
200 200 chemists 78
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 167
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 54
209 209 other natural scientists nes 57
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 183
211 211 mechanical engineers 137
212 212 electrical engineers 79
213 213 electronic engineers 89
214 214 software engineers 394
215 215 chemical engineers 19
216 216 design & development engineers 174
217 217 process & production engineers 49
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 116
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 167
220 220 medical practitioners 330
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 74
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 28
223 223 dental practitioners 51
224 224 veterinarians 27
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 282
231 231 further education teachers etc 282
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 46
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 901
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 839
235 235 special education teachers etc 134
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 244
240 240 judges & officers of the court 11
241 241 barristers & advocates 37
242 242 solicitors 242
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 437
251 251 management accountants 109
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 92
253 253 management,business consultants etc 167
260 260 architects 82
261 261 town planners 41
262 262 general practice surveyors 132
270 270 librarians 51
271 271 archivists & curators 25
290 290 psychologists 32
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 8
292 292 clergy 106
293 293 social workers,probation officers 258
300 300 laboratory technicians 182
301 301 engineering technicians 117
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 55
303 303 architectural etc technicians 35
304 304 civil engineering etc technicians 29
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 155
310 310 draughtspersons 126
311 311 building inspectors 8
312 312 quantity surveyors 115
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 13
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 657
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 12
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 33
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 53
340 340 nurses 1231
341 341 midwives 84
342 342 medical radiographers 33
343 343 physiotherapists 66
344 344 chiropodists 17
345 345 dispensing opticians 12
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 119
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 164
348 348 environmental health officers 33
349 349 other health professionals nes 64
350 350 legal service & related occupations 100
360 360 estimators,valuers 71
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 385
362 362 taxation experts 67
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 120
364 364 organisational etc officers 89
370 370 matrons,houseparents 181
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 462
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 245
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 259
382 382 industrial designers 39
383 383 clothing designers 24
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 185
385 385 musicians 61
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 98
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 100
390 390 information officers 76
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 251
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 41
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 72
394 394 factory inspectors etc 15
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 25
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 66
399 399 other associate professionals nes 85
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 510
401 401 local government clerical staff 419
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 1680
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 800
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 83
420 420 filing and record clerks 730
421 421 library assistants etc 78
430 430 clerks nes 1820
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 146
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 874
450 450 medical secretaries 115
451 451 legal secretaries 148
452 452 typists & word processor operators 125
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 1262
460 460 receptionists 470
461 461 reception telephonists 111
462 462 telephone operators 119
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 52
490 490 computer etc operators 334
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 3
500 500 bricklayers,masons 200
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 87
502 502 plasterers 82
503 503 glaziers 31
504 504 builders,building contractors 321
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 53
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 69
507 507 painters & decorators 308
509 509 other construction trades nes 197
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 51
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 0
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 22
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 21
514 514 press setters,operators 10
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 61
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 761
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 74
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 25
519 519 other setters,operators nes 61
520 520 electrical production fitters 46
521 521 electricians etc 597
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 17
523 523 telephone fitters 104
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 36
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 42
526 526 computer engineers etc 144
529 529 other electrical trades nes 200
530 530 smiths & forge workers 23
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 24
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 376
533 533 sheet metal workers 72
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 37
535 535 steel erectors 23
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 12
537 537 welding trades 228
540 540 motor mechanics etc 483
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 42
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 52
543 543 auto electricians 33
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 22
550 550 weavers 20
551 551 knitters 14
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 30
553 553 sewing machinists etc 293
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 46
555 555 shoe repairers etc 43
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 30
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 22
559 559 other textile workers nes 39
560 560 originators & compositors 37
561 561 printers 54
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 29
563 563 screen printers 24
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 133
570 570 carpenters & joiners 571
571 571 cabinet makers 64
572 572 case & box makers 11
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 10
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 41
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 73
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 82
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 25
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 69
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 30
592 592 dental technicians 19
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 9
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 360
595 595 horticultural trades 57
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 104
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 12
598 598 other machinery mechanics 26
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 56
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 172
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 26
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 361
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 92
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 99
613 613 customs,immigration officers 24
614 614 traffic wardens 11
615 615 security guards etc 327
619 619 other security personnel nes 106
620 620 chefs,cooks 560
621 621 waiters,waitresses 452
622 622 bar staff 447
630 630 travel & flight attendants 113
631 631 railway station staff 17
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 344
641 641 hospital ward assistants 60
642 642 ambulance staff 72
643 643 dental nurses 92
644 644 care assistants & attendants 1356
650 650 nursery nurses 310
651 651 playgroup leaders 76
652 652 educational assistants 427
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 632
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 227
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 67
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 65
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 37
672 672 caretakers 210
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 106
690 690 undertakers 21
691 691 bookmakers 27
699 699 other personal services nes 176
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 30
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 128
702 702 importers & exporters 19
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 15
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 560
719 719 other sales representatives nes 365
720 720 sales assistants 3220
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 527
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 20
730 730 collectors & credit agents 49
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 99
732 732 market,street traders etc 57
733 733 scrap dealers etc 5
790 790 merchandisers 38
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 54
792 792 telephone salespersons 202
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 102
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 14
802 802 tobacco process operatives 6
809 809 other food etc process operatives 319
810 810 tannery production operatives 5
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 9
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 9
813 813 winders,reelers 11
814 814 other textiles operatives 42
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 133
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 43
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 19
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 12
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 63
825 825 plastic operatives etc 183
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 3
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 42
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 15
831 831 metal drawers 4
832 832 rollers 7
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 5
834 834 electroplaters etc 34
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 50
840 840 machine tool operatives 198
841 841 automatic machine operatives 56
842 842 metal polishers 14
843 843 metal dressing operatives 12
844 844 shot blasters 6
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 263
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 156
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 131
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 167
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 107
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 456
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 41
864 864 routine laboratory testers 30
869 869 other routine operatives nes 61
870 870 bus inspectors 4
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 18
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 1200
873 873 bus & coach drivers 270
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 381
875 875 bus conductors 10
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 19
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 23
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 39
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 10
884 884 shunters & points operatives 4
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 100
886 886 crane drivers 41
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 219
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 64
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 2
891 891 printing machine minders 70
892 892 water etc plant attendants 18
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 21
894 894 lubricators etc 8
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 36
896 896 construction operatives 187
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 68
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 29
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 192
900 900 farm workers 239
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 39
902 902 other related farming occupations 105
903 903 fishing & related workers 23
904 904 forestry workers 27
910 910 coal mine labourers 5
911 911 foundry labourers 7
912 912 engineering etc labourers 30
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 33
919 919 making,processing labourers 69
920 920 woodworkers mates 9
921 921 building trade mates 25
922 922 rail construction etc workers 21
923 923 road construction etc workers 57
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 10
929 925 other building etc labourers 227
930 930 stevedores,dockers 16
931 931 goods porters 190
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 46
934 934 drivers mates 18
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 382
941 941 messengers,couriers 162
950 950 hospital porters 45
951 951 hotel porters 22
952 952 Kitchen porters 325
953 953 catering assistants 564
954 954 shelf fillers 221
955 955 lift & car park attendants 24
956 956 window cleaners 62
957 957 road sweepers 21
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1690
959 959 other sales,service occupations 60
990 990 all other labourers etc 239
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 26
-9 Does not apply 79636
-8 No answer 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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.;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.
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