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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2024

Variable Details

VariableHICOMB01
LabelHigher degree subject area - 1
Responses
1 Medicine 28
2 Medical related Subjects 22
3 Biological Sciences 21
4 Agricultural Sciences 4
5 Physical/Environmental Sciences 16
6 Mathematical l Sciences 18
7 Engineering 21
8 Technology 11
9 Architecture and related studies 2
10 Social Sciences 41
11 Business and Financial Studies 65
12 Librarianship and Information Studies 2
13 Linguistics, English, Celtic and Ancient Languages 8
14 European Languages 10
15 Other Languages 4
16 Humanities 21
17 Arts 22
18 Education 43
19 Computing 7
20 Law 17
-9 Does not apply 62685
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, October - December, 2024
Interviewer InstructionsCode subject area(s) studied in qualification
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.
SamplingFour sampling frames are used. See documentation for details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study Data are collected quarterly
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