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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2018

Variable Details

VariableHICOMBMA
LabelHigher degree main subject area
Responses
1 Medicine 27
2 Medical related Subjects 28
3 Biological Sciences 17
4 Agricultural Sciences 5
5 Physical/Environmental Sciences 22
6 Mathematical l Sciences 18
7 Engineering 22
8 Technology 19
9 Architecture and related studies 5
10 Social Sciences 36
11 Business and Financial Studies 70
12 Librarianship and Information Studies 0
13 Linguistics, English, Celtic and Ancient Languages 12
14 European Languages 19
15 Other Languages 4
16 Humanities 24
17 Arts 25
18 Education 61
19 Computing 12
20 Law 17
-9 Does not apply 86140
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2018
Interviewer InstructionsProbe main subject studied in qualification. CODE ONE SUBJECT AREA ONLY
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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