Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2008

Variable Details

Variableregone
LabelRegion of residence 1 yr ago
Responses
1 Tyne & Wear 2164
2 Rest of Northern region 4028
3 South Yorkshire 2548
4 West Yorkshire 4478
5 Rest of Yorks & Humberside 3164
6 East Midlands 8525
7 East Anglia 4493
8 Inner London 4341
9 Outer London 6827
10 Rest of South East 21909
11 South West 9907
12 West Midlands Metropolitan 4569
13 Rest of West Midlands 5259
14 Greater Manchester 4708
15 Merseyside 2464
16 Rest of North West 4837
17 Wales 5723
18 Strathclyde 4119
19 Rest of Scotland 5656
20 Northern Ireland 4829
22 Outside UK 597
23 Baby under 1 year 1464
-9 Does not apply 3663
-8 No answer 1777
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.