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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2008

Variable Details

Variablesubcod1
LabelArea of study
Responses
1 Basic programmes 121
14 Teacher training and educ science 23
14.0 81
14.2 educ science 95
14.3 Training for preschool teachers 107
14.4 Training for teachers at basic level 205
14.5 Training for teachers of subjects 93
14.6 Training for vocational teachers 94
21 Arts 20
21.0 90
21.1 Fine arts 88
21.2 Music and performing arts 190
21.3 Audio visual and media production 447
21.4 Design 230
21.5 Craft skills 123
22 Humanities 4
22.0 16
22.1 Religion 19
22.2 Foreign languages 61
22.3 Mother tongue 95
22.5 History archaeology 14
22.6 Philosophy and ethics 4
31 Social and behavioural science 18
31.0 114
31.1 Pyschology 64
31.2 Sociology and cultural studies 46
31.3 Political science and civics 14
31.4 Economics 24
32 Journalism and information 2
32.1 Jounalism and reporting 51
32.2 Library information archive) 48
34 Business and admin 119
34.0 1041
34.1 Wholesale and retail sales 498
34.2 Marketing and advertising 87
34.3 Finance banking insurance 378
34.4 Accounting taxation 333
34.5 Management and administration 1429
34.6 Secretarial and office work 460
34.7 Working life 48
38 Law 75
42 Life sciences 13
42.1 Biology and biochemistry 98
42.2 Environmental science 27
44 Physical sciences 18
44.0 34
44.1 Physics 25
44.2 Chemistry 110
44.3 Earth sciences 16
46 Mathematics and statistics 4
46.1 Mathematics 77
46.2 Statistics 11
48 Computing 32
48.1 Computing science 341
48.2 Computer use 485
52 Engineering and manufacturing trades 76
52.0 524
52.1 Mechanics and metal work 1155
52.2 Electricity and energy 528
52.3 Electronics and automation 890
52.4 Chemical process 57
52.5 Motor vehicles ships and aircraft 454
54 Manufacturing and production 13
54.0 61
54.1 Food processing 178
54.2 Textiles clothes footwear leather 75
54.3 Materials eg wood paper glass plastic 128
54.4 Mining and extraction 15
58 Architecture and building 28
58.1 Architecture and town planning 115
58.2 Building and civil engineering 1626
62 Agriculture forestry and fishery 6
62.0 52
62.1 Crop and livestock production 118
62.2 Horticulture 156
62.3 Forestry 10
62.4 Fisheries 5
64 Veterinary 65
72 Health medicine nursing dentistry etc 33
72.0 176
72.1 Medicine 95
72.3 Nursing and caring 1191
72.4 Dental studies 36
72.5 Medical diagnostic and treatment tech 47
72.6 Therapy and rehabilitation 89
72.7 Pharmacy 65
76 Social services 24
76.1 Child care and youth services 777
76.2 Social work and counselling 474
8 Literacy and numeracy 80
81 Personal services 13
81.0 34
81.1 Hotel restaurant and catering 660
81.2 Travel tourism and leisure 302
81.3 Sports 174
81.4 Domestic services 100
81.5 Hair and beauty 739
84 Transport services 192
85 Environment 3
85.0 9
85.1 Environmental control technology 11
85.2 Natural environments and wildlife 23
85.3 Community sanitation services 17
86 Security services 6
86.0 23
86.1 Protection of persons and property 78
86.2 Occupational health and safety 185
86.3 Military and defence 10
9 Personal skills 104
-8 No answer 9
-9 Does not apply 100355
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsCODE FIRST THAT APPLIES. The main subject area of [Qualification] is: Text given at subjq.
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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