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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesoclast
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 10
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 51
102 102 gen managers - local government 61
103 103 administrators - national government 31
110 110 production,works managers 177
111 111 building/contract managers 59
112 112 clerks of works 16
113 113 mining & energy managers 11
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 39
121 121 marketing & sales managers 160
122 122 purchasing managers 15
123 123 advertising etc managers 20
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 46
125 125 organisational managers 1
126 126 computer systems etc managers 25
127 127 company secretaries 34
130 130 credit controllers 26
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 55
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 30
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 139
140 140 transport managers 38
141 141 stores controllers 36
142 142 warehouse etc managers 33
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 8
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 12
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 8
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 96
169 169 other farming etc managers 11
170 170 property & estate managers 22
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 14
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 31
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 40
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 102
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 96
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 28
177 177 travel agency managers 9
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 13
179 179 service industry managers etc 419
190 190 trade union etc officials 20
191 191 education registrars etc 14
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 128
200 200 chemists 19
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 21
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 4
209 209 other natural scientists nes 10
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 34
211 211 mechanical engineers 30
212 212 electrical engineers 26
213 213 electronic engineers 17
214 214 software engineers 17
215 215 chemical engineers 6
216 216 design & development engineers 30
217 217 process & production engineers 5
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 33
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 27
220 220 medical practitioners 52
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 14
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 1
223 223 dental practitioners 3
224 224 veterinarians 3
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 61
231 231 further education teachers etc 125
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 8
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 206
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 292
235 235 special education teachers etc 36
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 61
240 240 judges & officers of the court 2
241 241 barristers & advocates 2
242 242 solicitors 18
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 49
251 251 management accountants 8
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 9
253 253 management,business consultants etc 19
260 260 architects 28
261 261 town planners 1
262 262 general practice surveyors 18
270 270 librarians 8
271 271 archivists & curators 6
290 290 psychologists 5
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 0
292 292 clergy 15
293 293 social workers,probation officers 40
300 300 laboratory technicians 47
301 301 engineering technicians 17
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 10
303 303 architectural etc technicians 13
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 5
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 42
310 310 draughtspersons 33
311 311 building inspectors 4
312 312 quantity surveyors 8
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 2
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 40
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 4
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 5
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 9
340 340 nurses 265
341 341 midwives 14
342 342 medical radiographers 5
343 343 physiotherapists 16
344 344 chiropodists 5
345 345 dispensing opticians 3
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 10
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 34
348 348 environmental health officers 5
349 349 other health professionals nes 6
350 350 legal service & related occupations 13
360 360 estimators,valuers 19
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 56
362 362 taxation experts 6
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 23
364 364 organisational etc officers 18
370 370 matrons,houseparents 81
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 64
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 43
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 44
382 382 industrial designers 3
383 383 clothing designers 8
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 45
385 385 musicians 10
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 21
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 15
390 390 information officers 24
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 60
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 9
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 18
394 394 factory inspectors etc 7
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 5
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 16
399 399 other associate professionals nes 13
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 127
401 401 local government clerical staff 115
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 439
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 211
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 34
420 420 filing and record clerks 222
421 421 library assistants etc 17
430 430 clerks nes 511
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 44
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 305
450 450 medical secretaries 28
451 451 legal secretaries 26
452 452 typists & word processor operators 86
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 424
460 460 receptionists 181
461 461 reception telephonists 24
462 462 telephone operators 59
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 29
490 490 computer etc operators 124
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 2
500 500 bricklayers,masons 90
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 21
502 502 plasterers 23
503 503 glaziers 1
504 504 builders,building contractors 61
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 24
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 16
507 507 painters & decorators 154
509 509 other construction trades nes 42
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 9
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 8
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 10
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 7
514 514 press setters,operators 1
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 17
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 168
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 14
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 7
519 519 other setters,operators nes 24
520 520 electrical production fitters 8
521 521 electricians etc 115
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 4
523 523 telephone fitters 32
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 18
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 10
526 526 computer engineers etc 11
529 529 other electrical trades nes 38
530 530 smiths & forge workers 5
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 12
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 92
533 533 sheet metal workers 21
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 13
535 535 steel erectors 8
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 4
537 537 welding trades 69
540 540 motor mechanics etc 107
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 12
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 13
543 543 auto electricians 6
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 7
550 550 weavers 7
551 551 knitters 14
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 11
553 553 sewing machinists etc 241
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 12
555 555 shoe repairers etc 34
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 16
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 16
559 559 other textile workers nes 25
560 560 originators & compositors 21
561 561 printers 4
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 15
563 563 screen printers 5
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 42
570 570 carpenters & joiners 160
571 571 cabinet makers 10
572 572 case & box makers 2
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 1
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 8
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 33
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 39
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 6
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 19
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 14
592 592 dental technicians 4
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 2
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 117
595 595 horticultural trades 16
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 20
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 15
598 598 other machinery mechanics 4
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 15
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 28
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 1
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 46
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 13
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 10
613 613 customs,immigration officers 4
614 614 traffic wardens 4
615 615 security guards etc 166
619 619 other security personnel nes 27
620 620 chefs,cooks 228
621 621 waiters,waitresses 171
622 622 bar staff 231
630 630 travel & flight attendants 41
631 631 railway station staff 10
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 168
641 641 hospital ward assistants 26
642 642 ambulance staff 7
643 643 dental nurses 22
644 644 care assistants & attendants 560
650 650 nursery nurses 63
651 651 playgroup leaders 15
652 652 educational assistants 102
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 261
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 97
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 12
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 32
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 17
672 672 caretakers 104
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 78
690 690 undertakers 5
691 691 bookmakers 10
699 699 other personal services nes 55
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 5
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 22
702 702 importers & exporters 1
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 1
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 98
719 719 other sales representatives nes 102
720 720 sales assistants 1137
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 212
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 10
730 730 collectors & credit agents 15
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 24
732 732 market,street traders etc 16
733 733 scrap dealers etc 4
790 790 merchandisers 11
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 20
792 792 telephone salespersons 56
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 36
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 3
802 802 tobacco process operatives 0
809 809 other food etc process operatives 128
810 810 tannery production operatives 6
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 6
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 9
813 813 winders,reelers 12
814 814 other textiles operatives 12
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 48
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 16
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 7
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 2
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 20
825 825 plastic operatives etc 67
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 5
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 13
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 5
831 831 metal drawers 1
832 832 rollers 1
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 0
834 834 electroplaters etc 9
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 16
840 840 machine tool operatives 85
841 841 automatic machine operatives 39
842 842 metal polishers 5
843 843 metal dressing operatives 8
844 844 shot blasters 6
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 119
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 68
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 76
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 75
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 52
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 364
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 34
864 864 routine laboratory testers 11
869 869 other routine operatives nes 30
870 870 bus inspectors 1
871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc 8
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 360
873 873 bus & coach drivers 98
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 109
875 875 bus conductors 4
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 14
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 15
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 14
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 5
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 25
886 886 crane drivers 15
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 77
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 23
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 3
891 891 printing machine minders 24
892 892 water etc plant attendants 12
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 28
894 894 lubricators etc 2
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 12
896 896 construction operatives 67
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 29
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 6
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 72
900 900 farm workers 56
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 4
902 902 other related farming occupations 39
903 903 fishing & related workers 12
904 904 forestry workers 10
910 910 coal mine labourers 11
911 911 foundry labourers 3
912 912 engineering etc labourers 10
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 22
919 919 making,processing labourers 40
920 920 woodworkers mates 9
921 921 building trade mates 16
922 922 rail construction etc workers 9
923 923 road construction etc workers 28
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 6
929 925 other building etc labourers 171
930 930 stevedores,dockers 6
931 931 goods porters 55
932 932 slingers 3
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 14
934 934 drivers mates 2
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 103
941 941 messengers,couriers 58
950 950 hospital porters 13
951 951 hotel porters 18
952 952 Kitchen porters 190
953 953 catering assistants 278
954 954 shelf fillers 83
955 955 lift & car park attendants 19
956 956 window cleaners 20
957 957 road sweepers 11
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1194
959 959 other sales,service occupations 23
990 990 all other labourers etc 167
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 13
-9 127194
-8 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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.;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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