Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2008

Variable Details

Variablein9207sl
LabelIndustry Section in Last Job
Responses
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 175
B Mining and quarrying 42
C Manufacturing 2088
D Electricity, gas, air cond supply 52
E Water supply, sewerage, waste 90
F Construction 980
G Wholesale, retail, repair of vehicles 2523
H Transport and storage 767
I Accommodation and food services 890
J Information and communication 356
K Financial and insurance activities 405
L Real estate activities 97
M Prof, scientific, technical activities 460
N Admin and support services 607
O Public admin and defence 803
P Education 1273
Q Health and social work 1842
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 316
S Other service activities 401
T Households as employers 117
U Extraterritorial organisations 7
-8 No answer 54
-9 Does not apply 107704
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2008
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.