Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableFDCMBD01
LabelSubject area studied in qualification
Responses
1 Medicine 57
2 Medical related Subjects 84
3 Biological Sciences 103
4 Agricultural Sciences 7
5 Physical/Environmental Sciences 129
6 Mathematical l Sciences and Computing 195
7 Engineering 75
8 Technology 46
9 Architecture and related studies 20
10 Social Sciences (including Law) 354
11 Business and Financial Studies 223
12 Librarianship and Information Studies 10
13 Linguistics, English, Celtic and Ancient Languages 117
14 European Languages 158
15 Other Languages 32
16 Humanities 218
17 Arts 148
18 Education 98
-9 Does not apply 95195
-8 No answer 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsCode subject area(s) studied in qualification. If combined subject in one subject area code 1 only. If combined subject in more than one subject area code up to 12.
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;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.