Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableCMBHDMA
LabelHigher degree main subject area
Responses
1 Medicine 6
2 Medical related Subjects 3
3 Biological Sciences 8
4 Agricultural Sciences 2
5 Physical/Environmental Sciences 12
6 Mathematical l Sciences and Computing 10
7 Engineering 9
8 Technology 4
9 Architecture and related studies 0
10 Social Sciences (including Law) 20
11 Business and Financial Studies 21
12 Librarianship and Information Studies 2
13 Linguistics, English, Celtic and Ancient Languages 9
14 European Languages 6
15 Other Languages 0
16 Humanities 13
17 Arts 8
18 Education 18
-9 Does not apply 97119
-8 No answer 4
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer InstructionsProbe main subject studied in qualification. CODE ONE SUBJECT AREA ONLY
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.