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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 1998

Variable Details

Variablesocminm
LabelMinor occupation group (main job)
Responses
10 10 gen managers - government,large orgs 645
11 11 prod managers - manufacturing etc 1334
12 12 specialist managers 2583
13 13 financial & office managers etc 1246
14 14 managers in transport and storing 490
15 15 protective service officers 123
16 16 managers in farming,horticulture etc 419
17 17 managers etc service industry 2767
19 19 managers,administrators nes 707
20 20 natural scientists 344
21 21 engineers and technologists 1407
22 22 health professionals 580
23 23 teaching professionals 2801
24 24 legal professionals 297
25 25 business & financial professionals 799
26 26 architects,town planners,surveyors 291
27 27 librarians etc professionals 67
29 29 professional occupations nes 423
30 30 scientific technicians 566
31 31 draughtspersons,surveyors etc 269
32 32 computer analysts,programmers 630
33 33 ship,aircraft officers & controllers 96
34 34 health associate professionals 1848
35 35 legal associate professionals 110
36 36 business,finance associate profs 782
37 37 welfare etc associate professionals 617
38 38 artistic,sports etc professionals 977
39 39 prof,technical occupations nes 611
40 40 administrative staff in government 972
41 41 numerical clerks and cashiers 2583
42 42 filing and record clerks 837
43 43 clerks nes 1765
44 44 stores,despatch clerks & keepers 1021
45 45 secretarial etc personnel 1717
46 46 receptionist,telephonists etc 751
49 49 clerical,secretarial occupations nes 362
50 50 construction trades 1446
51 51 metal machining,fitting etc trades 1159
52 52 electrical,electronic trades 1209
53 53 metal forming,welding etc trades 846
54 54 vehicle trades 679
55 55 textiles,garments etc trades 594
56 56 printing and related trades 312
57 57 woodworking trades 727
58 58 food preparation trades 209
59 59 other craft,related trades nes 735
60 60 NCOs etc, armed forces 181
61 61 security etc service occupations 1068
62 62 catering occupations 1550
63 63 travel attendants etc occupations 133
64 64 health and related occupations 1884
65 65 childcare and related occupations 1380
66 66 hairdressers,beauticians etc 316
67 67 domestic staff etc 423
69 69 personal service occupations nes 225
70 70 buyers,brokers agents etc 192
71 71 sales representatives 918
72 72 sales,check-out assistants 3866
73 73 mobile salespersons & agents 207
79 79 sales occupations nes 277
80 80 food,drink,tobacco operatives 414
81 81 textiles,tannery operatives 45
82 82 chemicals,paper etc operatives 545
83 83 metal making,treating operatives 118
84 84 metal working operatives 297
85 85 assemblers,lineworkers 607
86 86 other routine operatives 941
87 87 road transport operatives 1929
88 88 other transport,machine operatives 517
89 89 plant & machine operatives nes 658
90 90 other farming related occupations 423
91 91 other manufacturing etc occupations 161
92 92 other construction occupations 366
93 93 other transport occupations 263
94 94 other communication occupations 567
95 95 other sales,service occupations 3147
99 99 other occupations nes 294
-9 Does not apply 81623
-8 No answer 8
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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