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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2008

Variable Details

Variablesubcod2
LabelArea of study
Responses
1 Basic programmes 21
14 Teacher training and educ science 2
14.0 13
14.2 educ science 19
14.3 Training for preschool teachers 15
14.4 Training for teachers at basic level 36
14.5 Training for teachers of subjects 11
14.6 Training for vocational teachers 23
21 Arts 1
21.0 21
21.1 Fine arts 15
21.2 Music and performing arts 22
21.3 Audio visual and media production 74
21.4 Design 49
21.5 Craft skills 23
22 Humanities 1
22.0 1
22.1 Religion 0
22.2 Foreign languages 9
22.3 Mother tongue 18
22.5 History archaeology 2
22.6 Philosophy and ethics 0
31 Social and behavioural science 2
31.0 5
31.1 Pyschology 7
31.2 Sociology and cultural studies 4
31.3 Political science and civics 2
31.4 Economics 3
32 Journalism and information 0
32.1 Jounalism and reporting 9
32.2 Library information archive) 7
34 Business and admin 23
34.0 177
34.1 Wholesale and retail sales 57
34.2 Marketing and advertising 10
34.3 Finance banking insurance 98
34.4 Accounting taxation 31
34.5 Management and administration 201
34.6 Secretarial and office work 77
34.7 Working life 9
38 Law 4
42 Life sciences 2
42.1 Biology and biochemistry 24
42.2 Environmental science 4
44 Physical sciences 4
44.0 10
44.1 Physics 5
44.2 Chemistry 39
44.3 Earth sciences 3
46 Mathematics and statistics 0
46.1 Mathematics 17
46.2 Statistics 1
48 Computing 10
48.1 Computing science 68
48.2 Computer use 71
52 Engineering and manufacturing trades 18
52.0 162
52.1 Mechanics and metal work 321
52.2 Electricity and energy 130
52.3 Electronics and automation 268
52.4 Chemical process 14
52.5 Motor vehicles ships and aircraft 100
54 Manufacturing and production 2
54.0 9
54.1 Food processing 24
54.2 Textiles clothes footwear leather 6
54.3 Materials eg wood paper glass plastic 25
54.4 Mining and extraction 6
58 Architecture and building 6
58.1 Architecture and town planning 22
58.2 Building and civil engineering 344
62 Agriculture forestry and fishery 0
62.0 8
62.1 Crop and livestock production 15
62.2 Horticulture 30
62.3 Forestry 3
62.4 Fisheries 0
64 Veterinary 12
72 Health medicine nursing dentistry etc 5
72.0 35
72.1 Medicine 12
72.3 Nursing and caring 121
72.4 Dental studies 5
72.5 Medical diagnostic and treatment tech 12
72.6 Therapy and rehabilitation 9
72.7 Pharmacy 6
76 Social services 2
76.1 Child care and youth services 99
76.2 Social work and counselling 93
8 Literacy and numeracy 17
81 Personal services 2
81.0 4
81.1 Hotel restaurant and catering 138
81.2 Travel tourism and leisure 64
81.3 Sports 31
81.4 Domestic services 6
81.5 Hair and beauty 111
84 Transport services 26
85 Environment 4
85.0 2
85.1 Environmental control technology 2
85.2 Natural environments and wildlife 3
85.3 Community sanitation services 3
86 Security services 2
86.0 3
86.1 Protection of persons and property 14
86.2 Occupational health and safety 29
86.3 Military and defence 3
9 Personal skills 18
-8 No answer 2
-9 Does not apply 117061
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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