Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableFDCMBD02
LabelSubject area studied in qualification
Responses
1 Medicine 1
2 Medical related Subjects 27
3 Biological Sciences 27
4 Agricultural Sciences 4
5 Physical/Environmental Sciences 57
6 Mathematical l Sciences and Computing 47
7 Engineering 22
8 Technology 37
9 Architecture and related studies 3
10 Social Sciences (including Law) 93
11 Business and Financial Studies 101
12 Librarianship and Information Studies 5
13 Linguistics, English, Celtic and Ancient Languages 46
14 European Languages 58
15 Other Languages 9
16 Humanities 116
17 Arts 72
18 Education 66
-9 Does not apply 96483
-8 No answer 0
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.