Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2008

Variable Details

Variablein9207sm
LabelIndustry Section in Main Job
Responses
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 627
B Mining and quarrying 227
C Manufacturing 6111
D Electricity, gas, air cond supply 271
E Water supply, sewerage, waste 392
F Construction 4744
G Wholesale, retail, repair of vehicles 7808
H Transport and storage 2913
I Accommodation and food services 2229
J Information and communication 2011
K Financial and insurance activities 2167
L Real estate activities 468
M Prof, scientific, technical activities 2805
N Admin and support services 2121
O Public admin and defence 3875
P Education 4968
Q Health and social work 6782
R Arts, entertainment and recreation 1325
S Other service activities 1253
T Households as employers 246
U Extraterritorial organisations 16
-8 No answer 74
-9 Does not apply 66343
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 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.;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.