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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2017

Variable Details

VariableHICOMBMA
LabelHigher degree main subject area
Responses
1 Medicine 16
2 Medical related Subjects 39
3 Biological Sciences 25
4 Agricultural Sciences 0
5 Physical/Environmental Sciences 27
6 Mathematical l Sciences 16
7 Engineering 18
8 Technology 15
9 Architecture and related studies 7
10 Social Sciences 34
11 Business and Financial Studies 77
12 Librarianship and Information Studies 3
13 Linguistics, English, Celtic and Ancient Languages 14
14 European Languages 24
15 Other Languages 4
16 Humanities 31
17 Arts 21
18 Education 52
19 Computing 10
20 Law 15
-9 Does not apply 87442
-8 No answer 9
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, July - September, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsProbe main subject studied in qualification. CODE ONE SUBJECT AREA ONLY
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: All persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Data are collected quarterly
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