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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2021

Variable Details

VariableHICOMB01
LabelHigher degree subject area - 1
Responses
1 Medicine 37
2 Medical related Subjects 24
3 Biological Sciences 12
4 Agricultural Sciences 7
5 Physical/Environmental Sciences 23
6 Mathematical l Sciences 16
7 Engineering 29
8 Technology 11
9 Architecture and related studies 5
10 Social Sciences 64
11 Business and Financial Studies 75
12 Librarianship and Information Studies 5
13 Linguistics, English, Celtic and Ancient Languages 16
14 European Languages 24
15 Other Languages 7
16 Humanities 22
17 Arts 28
18 Education 69
19 Computing 10
20 Law 20
-9 Does not apply 88623
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, August - October, 2021
Interviewer InstructionsCode subject area(s) studied in qualification
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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