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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesoclast
LabelOccupation (last job)
Responses
100 100 gen managers - national government 12
101 101 gen managers - large organisations 53
102 102 gen managers - local government 54
103 103 administrators - national government 34
110 110 production,works managers 177
111 111 building/contract managers 76
112 112 clerks of works 12
113 113 mining & energy managers 11
120 120 treasurers & financial managers 39
121 121 marketing & sales managers 146
122 122 purchasing managers 13
123 123 advertising etc managers 24
124 124 personnel,training etc managers 45
125 125 organisational managers 2
126 126 computer systems etc managers 35
127 127 company secretaries 38
130 130 credit controllers 22
131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp) 57
132 132 Civil Service executive officers 32
139 139 other financial etc managers nes 152
140 140 transport managers 34
141 141 stores controllers 34
142 142 warehouse etc managers 31
150 150 officers in UK armed forces 10
151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces 1
152 152 police officers - inspectors & above 8
153 153 firemen - station officers & above 13
154 154 prison principal officers and above 3
155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers 0
160 160 Farm owners & managers etc 94
169 169 other farming etc managers 10
170 170 property & estate managers 24
171 171 garage managers & proprietors 12
172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors 34
173 173 hotel & accommodation managers 49
174 174 restaurant & catering managers 119
175 175 publicans, club stewards etc 83
176 176 entertainment & sports managers 30
177 177 travel agency managers 11
178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc 13
179 179 service industry managers etc 398
190 190 trade union etc officials 21
191 191 education registrars etc 15
199 199 other managers & administrators nes 121
200 200 chemists 16
201 201 biological scientists & biochemists 21
202 202 physicists, geologists etc 8
209 209 other natural scientists nes 9
210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc 37
211 211 mechanical engineers 29
212 212 electrical engineers 25
213 213 electronic engineers 17
214 214 software engineers 13
215 215 chemical engineers 6
216 216 design & development engineers 30
217 217 process & production engineers 7
218 218 planning & quality control engineers 37
219 219 other engineers & technologists nes 26
220 220 medical practitioners 54
221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists 17
222 222 ophthalmic opticians 1
223 223 dental practitioners 3
224 224 veterinarians 3
230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc 60
231 231 further education teachers etc 95
232 232 education officers,school inspectors 8
233 233 secondary education teachers etc 167
234 234 primary,nursery education teachers 264
235 235 special education teachers etc 35
239 239 other teaching professionals nes 63
240 240 judges & officers of the court 1
241 241 barristers & advocates 3
242 242 solicitors 23
250 250 chartered & certified accountants 45
251 251 management accountants 8
252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians 10
253 253 management,business consultants etc 19
260 260 architects 31
261 261 town planners 3
262 262 general practice surveyors 27
270 270 librarians 9
271 271 archivists & curators 7
290 290 psychologists 6
291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists 1
292 292 clergy 21
293 293 social workers,probation officers 43
300 300 laboratory technicians 53
301 301 engineering technicians 20
302 302 electrical,electronic technicians 13
303 303 architectural etc technicians 14
304 302 civil engineering etc technicians 8
309 309 other scientific technicians nes 45
310 310 draughtspersons 35
311 311 building inspectors 5
312 312 quantity surveyors 15
313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors 4
320 320 computer analysts,programmers 48
330 330 air traffic planners & controllers 6
331 331 aircraft flight deck officers 6
332 332 ship & hovercraft officers 12
340 340 nurses 274
341 341 midwives 18
342 342 medical radiographers 6
343 343 physiotherapists 15
344 344 chiropodists 7
345 345 dispensing opticians 5
346 346 medical,dental technicians etc 16
347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc 30
348 348 environmental health officers 5
349 349 other health professionals nes 9
350 350 legal service & related occupations 20
360 360 estimators,valuers 21
361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc 62
362 362 taxation experts 7
363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc 20
364 364 organisational etc officers 23
370 370 matrons,houseparents 79
371 371 welfare,community & youth workers 81
380 380 authors,writers,journalists 40
381 381 artists,graphic designers etc 40
382 382 industrial designers 3
383 383 clothing designers 8
384 384 actors,stage managers etc 60
385 385 musicians 7
386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators 21
387 387 athletes,sports officials etc 16
390 390 information officers 28
391 391 vocational & industrial trainers 53
392 392 careers advice etc specialists 8
393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV) 12
394 394 factory inspectors etc 8
395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes 2
396 396 occupational hygienists etc 12
399 399 other associate professionals nes 17
400 400 Civil Service administrative staff 139
401 401 local government clerical staff 117
410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc 426
411 411 counter clerks & cashiers 195
412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors 34
420 420 filing and record clerks 230
421 421 library assistants etc 20
430 430 clerks nes 529
440 440 stores,control clerks etc 54
441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons 292
450 450 medical secretaries 28
451 451 legal secretaries 31
452 452 typists & word processor operators 62
459 459 other secretarial personnel nes 425
460 460 receptionists 177
461 461 reception telephonists 27
462 462 telephone operators 59
463 463 radio & telegraph operators 25
490 490 computer etc operators 116
491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants 1
500 500 bricklayers,masons 70
501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc 30
502 502 plasterers 29
503 503 glaziers 3
504 504 builders,building contractors 67
505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc 21
506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters 12
507 507 painters & decorators 145
509 509 other construction trades nes 40
510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators 11
511 511 boring,drilling machine operators 7
512 512 grinding machine setters,operators 11
513 513 milling machine setters,operators 4
514 514 press setters,operators 0
515 515 tool makers,fitters etc 24
516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters 165
517 517 precision instrument makers etc 15
518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers 3
519 519 other setters,operators nes 21
520 520 electrical production fitters 10
521 521 electricians etc 117
522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof) 6
523 523 telephone fitters 30
524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers 17
525 525 radio,TV & video engineers 12
526 526 computer engineers etc 9
529 529 other electrical trades nes 38
530 530 smiths & forge workers 6
531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters 10
532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers 88
533 533 sheet metal workers 23
534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc 19
535 535 steel erectors 12
536 536 barbenders,steel fixers 4
537 537 welding trades 66
540 540 motor mechanics etc 90
541 541 coach & vehicle body builders 11
542 542 vehicle body repairers etc 15
543 543 auto electricians 5
544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters 10
550 550 weavers 13
551 551 knitters 14
552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc 13
553 553 sewing machinists etc 222
554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc 16
555 555 shoe repairers etc 33
556 556 tailors & dressmakers 12
557 557 milliners,furriers etc 11
559 559 other textile workers nes 27
560 560 originators & compositors 21
561 561 printers 4
562 562 bookbinders & print finishers 13
563 563 screen printers 3
569 569 other printing & related trades nes 50
570 570 carpenters & joiners 159
571 571 cabinet makers 9
572 572 case & box makers 1
573 573 pattern makers (moulds) 1
579 579 other woodworking trades nes 7
580 580 bakers,flour confectioners 28
581 581 butchers,meat cutters 39
582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers 9
590 590 glass product & ceramics makers 20
591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers 12
592 592 dental technicians 8
593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners 1
594 594 gardeners,groundspersons 128
595 595 horticultural trades 16
596 596 coach painters,other spray painters 21
597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc. 16
598 598 other machinery mechanics 5
599 599 other craft & related occupations ne 21
600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces 24
601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces 2
610 610 police officers (sergeant & below) 42
611 611 firemen (leading officer & below) 12
612 612 prison officers (below principal) 12
613 613 customs,immigration officers 3
614 614 traffic wardens 6
615 615 security guards etc 165
619 619 other security personnel nes 31
620 620 chefs,cooks 225
621 621 waiters,waitresses 180
622 622 bar staff 244
630 630 travel & flight attendants 49
631 631 railway station staff 11
640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries 163
641 641 hospital ward assistants 21
642 642 ambulance staff 7
643 643 dental nurses 18
644 644 care assistants & attendants 559
650 650 nursery nurses 65
651 651 playgroup leaders 12
652 652 educational assistants 105
659 659 other childcare occupations nes 259
660 660 hairdressers,barbers 103
661 661 beauticians & related occupations 13
670 670 domestic housekeepers etc 32
671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic) 16
672 672 caretakers 107
673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc 75
690 690 undertakers 4
691 691 bookmakers 6
699 699 other personal services nes 51
700 700 buyers (retail trade) 6
701 701 buyers etc (non-retail) 27
702 702 importers & exporters 3
703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers 2
710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps 109
719 719 other sales representatives nes 103
720 720 sales assistants 1169
721 721 retail cash & check-out operators 221
722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants 13
730 730 collectors & credit agents 16
731 731 rounds & van salespersons 28
732 732 market,street traders etc 15
733 733 scrap dealers etc 4
790 790 merchandisers 12
791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers 25
792 792 telephone salespersons 61
800 800 bakery etc process operatives 43
801 801 brewery etc process operatives 4
802 802 tobacco process operatives 1
809 809 other food etc process operatives 138
810 810 tannery production operatives 8
811 811 preparatory fibre processors 4
812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters 10
813 813 winders,reelers 11
814 814 other textiles operatives 11
820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes 48
821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives 14
822 822 cutting etc machine operatives 6
823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives 4
824 824 rubber etc process operatives 22
825 825 plastic operatives etc 59
826 826 synthetic fibre makers 6
829 829 other chemical etc operatives 22
830 830 furnace operatives (metal) 3
831 831 metal drawers 1
832 832 rollers 2
833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal) 0
834 834 electroplaters etc 7
839 839 other metal process operatives nes 14
840 840 machine tool operatives 81
841 841 automatic machine operatives 41
842 842 metal polishers 5
843 843 metal dressing operatives 6
844 844 shot blasters 6
850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods) 125
851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal) 69
859 859 other assemblers etc nes 77
860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical) 71
861 861 inspectors etc(other goods) 54
862 862 packers,bottlers etc 359
863 863 weighers,graders,sorters 37
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 7
872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles 366
873 873 bus & coach drivers 95
874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs 105
875 875 bus conductors 2
880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc 18
881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc 15
882 882 railway engine drivers etc 13
883 883 railway signal etc operatives 4
884 884 shunters & points operatives 2
885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc 34
886 886 crane drivers 8
887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers 75
889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes 18
890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries 4
891 891 printing machine minders 20
892 892 water etc plant attendants 9
893 893 energy etc plant operatives 24
894 894 lubricators etc 3
895 895 service pipe layers & jointers 8
896 896 construction operatives 59
897 897 woodworking machine operatives 30
898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal) 5
899 899 other machine etc operatives nes 71
900 900 farm workers 70
901 901 farm machinery drivers etc 5
902 902 other related farming occupations 52
903 903 fishing & related workers 11
904 904 forestry workers 11
910 910 coal mine labourers 9
911 911 foundry labourers 3
912 912 engineering etc labourers 15
913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric) 27
919 919 making,processing labourers 43
920 920 woodworkers mates 8
921 921 building trade mates 19
922 922 rail construction etc workers 8
923 923 road construction etc workers 36
924 924 paviours,kerb layers 6
929 925 other building etc labourers 176
930 930 stevedores,dockers 10
931 931 goods porters 49
932 932 slingers 4
933 933 refuse & salvage collectors 17
934 934 drivers mates 2
940 940 postal workers,mail sorters 105
941 941 messengers,couriers 50
950 950 hospital porters 17
951 951 hotel porters 14
952 952 Kitchen porters 194
953 953 catering assistants 295
954 954 shelf fillers 76
955 955 lift & car park attendants 12
956 956 window cleaners 17
957 957 road sweepers 18
958 958 cleaners,domestics 1210
959 959 other sales,service occupations 20
990 990 all other labourers etc 184
999 999 all others (miscellaneous) 8
-9 Does not apply 127607
-8 No answer 3
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 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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