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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesocminm
LabelMinor occupation group (main job)
Responses
10 10 gen managers - government,large orgs 607
11 11 prod managers - manufacturing etc 1282
12 12 specialist managers 2535
13 13 financial & office managers etc 1335
14 14 managers in transport and storing 453
15 15 protective service officers 133
16 16 managers in farming,horticulture etc 510
17 17 managers etc service industry 2897
19 19 managers,administrators nes 754
20 20 natural scientists 314
21 21 engineers and technologists 1332
22 22 health professionals 540
23 23 teaching professionals 2758
24 24 legal professionals 286
25 25 business & financial professionals 769
26 26 architects,town planners,surveyors 297
27 27 librarians etc professionals 69
29 29 professional occupations nes 429
30 30 scientific technicians 574
31 31 draughtspersons,surveyors etc 269
32 32 computer analysts,programmers 552
33 33 ship,aircraft officers & controllers 86
34 34 health associate professionals 1876
35 35 legal associate professionals 101
36 36 business,finance associate profs 807
37 37 welfare etc associate professionals 567
38 38 artistic,sports etc professionals 1004
39 39 prof,technical occupations nes 668
40 40 administrative staff in government 968
41 41 numerical clerks and cashiers 2598
42 42 filing and record clerks 834
43 43 clerks nes 1679
44 44 stores,despatch clerks & keepers 999
45 45 secretarial etc personnel 1752
46 46 receptionist,telephonists etc 751
49 49 clerical,secretarial occupations nes 338
50 50 construction trades 1404
51 51 metal machining,fitting etc trades 1161
52 52 electrical,electronic trades 1152
53 53 metal forming,welding etc trades 876
54 54 vehicle trades 645
55 55 textiles,garments etc trades 608
56 56 printing and related trades 307
57 57 woodworking trades 742
58 58 food preparation trades 199
59 59 other craft,related trades nes 697
60 60 NCOs etc, armed forces 203
61 61 security etc service occupations 1019
62 62 catering occupations 1531
63 63 travel attendants etc occupations 124
64 64 health and related occupations 1910
65 65 childcare and related occupations 1381
66 66 hairdressers,beauticians etc 323
67 67 domestic staff etc 393
69 69 personal service occupations nes 261
70 70 buyers,brokers agents etc 180
71 71 sales representatives 810
72 72 sales,check-out assistants 3771
73 73 mobile salespersons & agents 236
79 79 sales occupations nes 261
80 80 food,drink,tobacco operatives 386
81 81 textiles,tannery operatives 57
82 82 chemicals,paper etc operatives 545
83 83 metal making,treating operatives 116
84 84 metal working operatives 311
85 85 assemblers,lineworkers 644
86 86 other routine operatives 924
87 87 road transport operatives 1873
88 88 other transport,machine operatives 536
89 89 plant & machine operatives nes 716
90 90 other farming related occupations 420
91 91 other manufacturing etc occupations 161
92 92 other construction occupations 370
93 93 other transport occupations 245
94 94 other communication occupations 538
95 95 other sales,service occupations 3222
99 99 other occupations nes 310
-9 82874
-8 43
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, January - March, 1998
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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