Labour Force Survey– UK97

This document provides all the informations about how the original variables were produced by the Office for National Statistics in Britain and how they were transformed to fit the LES format for the purpose of international comparative research on labor markets. The following variables have been used to match different datasets – the informations about the household, the family and finally the personal information of the interviewed persons - into one single dataset:

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All the green labels are not part of the original LES stadard but are conform to the original survey. This was necessary in order to avoid the loss of information. The strikeout green labels are the LES standard variable categories that could not be found in the national survey so that one value label from the LES standard had to be suppressed.

The value for "not applicable" is –1, i.e. when the person interviewed is under 16 and the question: "Did you do any work for pay during the week ending Sunday the …" is not asked and the value for the variable "working status during the reference week" is then –1). The value for "missing data" is –9, that is i.e. when a respondent refuses to answer the question about total person income.

1. Demographic Background (DB)

Relationship to head of household: RELH96, introduced in Spring 96 expands the categories of RELHOH. This variable was introduced as a result of the GSS Social Survey Harmonisation Project to identify whether the respondent is the person in whose name the accommodation is owned or rented. RELHOH is available for Spring 96 in order to include imputed cases. Any children in the household born to or adopted by either HOH or wife, or both, or cohabitee, are coded as child of HOH/wife. Foster children are coded as child of HOH/wife only if they had been living in the household for six months or more. Sons-in-law and daughters-in-law of HOH/wife are coded as Other relation of HOH/wife.

LFS interviewers manually allocate a code to each individual based on responses to the questions on the relationship to head of household and marital status to indicate which individuals in a household are part of the same family unit. In most cases the household and the family unit are the same, but it is not uncommon for a household to contain more than one family unit.

SEX Sex of respondent

AGE Age of respondent

MARSTT Marital status

NATION Nationality. Respondents who said that they were born outside the UK but that they are a citizen of the UK and Colonies or British by registration are coded as UK, British.Nationality is regarded as a contentious issue in Northern Ireland, such that country of birth may be a better measure of legal nationality

CAMEYR Year of arrival in the UK. First arrival means for any purpose, including holiday trips. Text labels are not available for this variable. 'Arrive' refers to the date of arrival to take up residence. If preceded by a holiday to this country and there is no break between the holiday and staying on, the date of arrival for the holiday is included. If there is a break before taking up residence, the holiday arrival date is not included. If the respondent takes up residence in this country, leaves the country to live elsewhere before returning to take up permanent residence again, it is the first date of arriving in this country that is required. For anyone who arrived more than 99 years ago code as if it was exactly 99 years ago.

The date has been computed into a number of years. If the person arrived to the UK in 1947, than the number will be 50, standing for the fifty years the person was living in the UK in 1997.

CRY Country of birth, CRYO Country of birth. Respondents who said that they were born outside the UK but that they are a citizen of the UK and Colonies or British by registration are coded as UK, British. When running tables filtering on CRY the relevant category of CRYO should also be filtered to ensure accuracy. UK/British covers England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Thus, if 'Ireland' is given as an answer, the interviewer must check whether it is Northern Ireland (code 1) or the Irish Republic (code 6). The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are not part of the UK and should be coded 59

ETHNIC: One of the main purposes of this question is to find out whether any groups have greater difficulties than others in finding jobs. For this reason it is descent we are interested in rather than the country in which a person was born. If persons are in the ‘Black - Other Black groups’ or ‘Other’ categories they will be asked to specify further at the following question. ETHNIC should not generally be used for analysis.

This variable is derived from LAD (Local Authority District) which is not directly available from the database for confidentiality reasons.

No such information available for the UK LFS 1997.

A household is defined as a single person, or a group of people living at the same address who have the address as their only or main residence and either share one main meal a day or share the living accommodation (or both). HHTYPE replaces TYPEHH from Spring 96. It has had the number of categories increased to identify married and cohabiting couples in a household. This variable is derived from FUTYPE, FDPCH19 & RELHFU. Another useful type of household and family variable are counts of people with a certain characteristic in each household or family. Some of these variables are already derived (e.g. number of dependent children) but others can be created for analysis at household and family level. Quanvert users can utilise the ‘inc’ facility to count, for example, the number of working-age adults in a household, the number of people in employment in a household etc. These variables can be used to select households with certain characteristics e.g. households with at least one working-age adult.

A LFS family unit comprises either a single person, or a married or cohabiting couple on their own, or with their never-married children who have no children of their own, or lone parents with such children. Foster children are treated as separate family units to their foster parents. It should be noted that the concept of a ‘family’ is often used in a way which is different from the LFS definition of a family unit. Commonly, single person LFS family units are not counted as families but as ‘persons not in families’. FUTYPE replaces TYPEFU. It has had the number of categories increased to identify married and cohabiting couples in a household. Previously there had been a problem with this variable in identifying male and female lone parents. However, the introduction of a 'household grid' question - HHA - in Spring 96 to collect basic demographic data about all household members has resulted in fully complete family data from Summer 96 onward. This variable is derived from SEX, RELHFU, MARSTT, LIVTOG & FDPCH19.

Originally not available for confidentiality reasons, but the number of persons in households could be computed from other variables: first a concatenation of REMSERNO and QUOTA and then with an aggregarion of the number of person in the household units now identifyable by the new concatenated variable.

Dependent children are defined as children under 16 years of age, or less than 19 and in full-time education. Dependency of a child is defined in the context of a family. FDPCH19 is defined as "Number of dependent children in family aged under 19" with possible values of 0 to 10. This variable should be used at the family level or at the person level selecting on heads and wives of heads of families and are derived from CAIND & AGE. Dependent children are all those aged 0-15 and those aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Dependency of a child is a family concept. If these variables were run at a household level it is not certain on whom the child is dependent. By running these variables at the family level or at the person level selecting on heads and wives of heads of family units (both of whom the child is dependent on) there is no chance of making claims of dependency where none in fact exist. A full description of the data problems is given in Volume 1.

Not available.

Not available.

This variable is the standard economic activity variable and should be used for consistency with current ONS practice as it gives the International Labour Organisation (ILO) standard definitions of employment, unemployment and economic activity and inactivity. The effect of adding the category "unpaid family worker" to INECACA on time series is described in the annex to the LFS Historical Supplement.

SOCMAJM - Major occupation group in main job. Universe: All persons in employment other than those on college based schemes. This variable is derived from NSTAT, EVERWK & OCOD.

1.  
2. Work Status (WS)

WS01 Work status during the reference week

WRKING - Whether did paid work in reference week. All persons not on a government training scheme or men aged 65+ and women aged 60+ were asked this question. Not interviewed were all persons with SEX = male and AGE = 65+ or SEX = female and AGE = 60+ .

48. WRKING EQ - UK		WS01 Working status during the reference week
APPLIES TO MEN AGED 65+, WOMEN AGED 63+		DB03 ge 16 à -1
OR SCHEME=66 (not on government training scheme in GB)
OR TECLEC=3 (not on TEC/LEC training scheme)
OR IRSCHM=66 (not on government training scheme in NI)
Did you [RelTxt] [Name] do any paid work in the 7 days ending Sunday the [date], either as an employee or as self-employed?
		-1=not applicable (less than 16 years old)
1 yes		1=did any work for pay or profit during the reference week (incl. Family workers)
2 no		à filter for 5
(Note: the interview cannot proceed without an answer to this question)
49. JBAWAY EQ - UK
APPLIES TO WRKING=2 (did not do any paid work in ref wk)
Even though you were not doing paid work, did you have a job or business that you were away from in the week ending Sunday the [date] (and that you expect to return to)?
1 yes		2=was not working but had a job or business from which was absent during the reference week
2 no		à filter for 5
3 waiting to take up a new job/ business already obtained
(Note: the interview cannot proceed without an answer to this question)
50. OWNBUS EQ - UK
APPLIES TO JBAWAY=2 (not away from paid work in ref wk), 3 (waiting to start work in ref wk)
Did you do any unpaid work that week (ending Sunday the [date]) for any business that you own?
1 yes		1=did any work for pay or profit during the reference week (incl. Family workers)
2 no		à filter for 5.
(Note: the interview cannot proceed without an answer to this question)
51. RELBUS EQ - UK
APPLIES TO OWNBUS=2 (did not do unpaid work for own business in ref wk) ...or (any unpaid work for a business) that a relative owns?
Whether respondent did any unpaid work in for a business owned by a relative
1 yes		1=did any work for pay or profit during the reference week (incl. Family workers)
2 no		à filter for 5.
(Note: the interview cannot proceed without an answer to this question)
52. EVERWK EQ - UK
APPLIES TO RELBUS=2 (unpaid work not done for relative's business)
OR YTETJB=2 (no paid work done in addition to govt scheme)
Have you ever (in your life,) had paid work, apart from casual or holiday work (or the job you are waiting to begin)? Please include self-employment or a government scheme.
1 yes
2 no		5=other (15/16 years of more) who neither worked nor had a job/business during ref. Week.
42. SCHEME EQ - GB
APPLIES TO MEN 16-64, WOMEN 16-62
CODE ONE ONLY
(Last week, that is) in the seven days ending Sunday the [date] were you [RelTxt] [Name] on any of the following schemes...
1 READ FOR 16-20 ONLY - Youth Training (YT)		6=on government scheme
2 Training for Work		6=on government scheme
5 Work Trial		6=on government scheme
6 Project Work		6=on government scheme
50 any other kind of scheme		6=on government scheme
66 or none of these?		6=on government scheme
97 JUST 16 AND NON-RESPONSE THIS TIME		-1= not applied
(Note: the interview cannot proceed without an answer to this question)
55. LEFTW EQ - UK
APPLIES IF LEFTYR & LEFTM IMPLY LEFT LAST JOB LAST MONTH
ASK OR RECORD
Did you actually leave during the week ending Sunday the [date]?
1 yes	3=was not working because on layoff
2 no
	4=was a conscript

 

WS02 Reasons for not having worked at all though having a job

YLESS - Reason for absence from work last week. Question Asked to all employees, self-employed, unpaid family workers and those on employer based government schemes who worked fewer hours than usual in the reference week (including none). Most of the responses are self explanatory, however additional detail for some are shown hereafter. Maternity/Paternity leave - only respondents who are on the special period of maternity leave that is allowed by law are included here. Any other leave for reasons of child-bearing or child rearing are coded as "other reasons". Attending a training course away from own workplace - this applies only to respondents who are undergoing education or training outside the workplace. Respondents who are not working because of a training course inside the workplace are coded as "other reasons". Laid off/short time/work interrupted by labour dispute at own workplace - This code is only used for respondents directly involved in a labour dispute (strike) at their own workplace. This could involve being either "called out" or "laid off" because of a labour dispute in the respondents own workplace. Laid off/short time/work interrupted by economic and other causes - applies to respondents who were not working for technical or economic reasons: e.g shortage of orders (economic reason) or because production at their workplace was impeded by a shortage of material supplies (eg. caused by a labour dispute outside the respondents workplace or at another firm halting supplies). In the latter case the respondent would not be personally involved in the labour dispute.

123. YLESS EQ - UK	WS02 Reasons for not having worked at all though having a job
APPLIES IF JBAWAY=1 (has a job/business but away from it in ref wk) OR YTETMP=4 (temporarily away from employer/project based work training) OR (SICK=2 (not sick in ref wk) OR SIKDAY 1-6 DAYS (less than 7 days off in due to sickness)) AND (TOTUS1<=97 AND TOTAC1<=97 AND TOTUS1>TOTAC1). OR (TOTUS2<=97 AND TOTAC2<=97 AND TOTUS2>TOTAC2))	Filter WS01 eq 2
ASK OR RECORD
What was the main reason that you did fewer hours than usual/were away from work in the week ending Sunday the [date]?
1 number of hours worked/overtime varies	9=working time arrangements
2 bank holiday	6=holidays
3 maternity or paternity leave	5=maternity leave
4 other leave/holiday	6=holidays
5 sick or injured	4=own illness, injury or temporary disability
6 attending a training course away from own workplace	3=school, education or training
7 started new job/ changed jobs	7=New job to start in the future
8 ended job and did not start new one that week	7=New job to start in the future
9 laid off/short time/work interrupted by bad weather	0=bad weather
10 laid off/short time/work interrupted by labour dispute at own workplace	2=labor dispute
11 laid off/short time/work interrupted by economic and other causes	1=slack work for technical or economic reasons
12 other personal/family reasons	8=other reasons (eg.pers.or fam.responsatbilities
13 other reasons	8=other reasons (eg.pers.or fam.responsatbilities

3. Employment Characteristics of the main Job (FJ)

FJ01 Country of place of work

Not available for the uk97 survey.

FJ02 Professional status / class of worker

NSTAT - Employment status in main job distinguishes between (1) Employee; (2) Self employed; (3) Government scheme and (4) Unpaid family worker and covers all persons. This variable is derived from EVERWK, NSTAT & OCOD. It is recommended to use INECACA rather than NSTAT to obtain totals of employees etc. This variable is referred to as STAT in the questionnaire - this variable (NSTAT) is the same variable after being processed through the Census Matrix Edit which checks the respondents occupation and their employment status for inconsistencies. NSOLO - Self employed with or without employees distinguishes between (1) On own, with partner(s) but no employees and (2) With employees. The information covers all self employed persons. This variable is derived from EVERWK, STAT, OCOD, NSTAT & SOLO. This variable is referred to as SOLO in the questionnaire - this variable (NSOLO) is the same variable after being processed through the Census Matrix Edit which checks the respondents occupation and their employment status for inconsistencies.

494. NSTAT Employment status	FJ02 Professional status / class of worker
Measurement Level: Ordinal	Filter: WS01=1,2 & WS02 ne 7
Missing Values: -9, -8
1 Employee	3= employee
2 Self-employed	à filter for 1 and 2
3 Government scheme	5= on government scheme
4 Unpaid family worker	4= Family worker
NSOLO SE with or without employees 491
Missing Values: -9, -8
1 On own, with partner(s) but no employees	2=Self-emloyed without employees
2 With employees	1=Self-emloyed with employees

 

FJ02b Detailed type of contract / professional status

The permanency of a job here relates to the job itself, not the respondent's intentions about that job.

74. JOBTYP EQ - UK
APPLIES TO STAT=1 (employee) FOR CURRENT JOBS ONLY
OR SCHEME=5 (Work Trial) OR PROJWK=2 (undertaking a work trial), 4 (on a Project Work compulsory work experience)
Leaving aside your own personal intentions and circumstances, was your job...
1 a permanent job	1=permanent job
2 or was there some way that it was NOT permanent?	à filter for 2,3,4,5,6
75. JOBTMP EQ - UK
APPLIES TO JOBTYP=2 (job not permanent in some way)
CODE ONE ONLY
In what way was the job NOT permanent - was it...
1 seasonal work	2=seasonal work
2 done under contract for a fixed period or for a fixed task	3=fixed period contract
3 agency temping	4=agency tempting
4 casual type of work	5=casual work
5 or was there some other way that it was not permanent?	6=other not permanent job

FJ03 Economic activity of establishment / industry

The latest classification for industry, SIC(92), was introduced in the winter 93/94 LFS. From winter 1993/94, the industrial classification used by the LFS changed to "Standard Industrial Classification of economic activities 1992" or SIC(92). In earlier quarters the previous, 1980, Standard Industrial Classification (SIC(80)) was used for the LFS. This change is part of a more general move of the UK's economic statistics to SIC(92). Industrial classifications need to be revised periodically to take account both of changes in the relative importance of various industries and of changes in the uses of statistics. In particular the new SIC has far more detail in the classification of services reflecting the growth in this area throughout the 1980s. The way industries are grouped in SIC(80) and SIC(92) is very different. The highest level in SIC(80) are the 10 divisions, represented by single digit from "0" to "9", whereas the SIC(92) has 17 sections represented by the letters "A" to "Q". The change in emphasis in the classifications can be seen by the fact that manufacturing, which was previously spread over 3 divisions, is now a single section whereas services, which were 4 divisions, are now spread over 11 sections. However at the very lowest level many of the industry classifications are very similar. The introduction of the new SIC follows the introduction of new industrial classifications by the UN (ISIC rev 3) and the EC (NACE rev 1). SIC(92) is identical with these classifications at an aggregate level. This enables valid comparisons to be made between statistics for various countries. This international compatibility is particularly important for the LFS, as the UK is required to send data from the spring survey to Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Communities) to form part of a EU wide Labour Force Survey. In the LFS the SIC is used to classify each person with a job by the primary industry of the workplace that they work from. For example, a cook in a canteen which is part of a factory will be classified to "Manufacturing", rather than "Hotels and Restaurants". During their first LFS interview, respondents are asked for a brief description of the industry of. their current workplace if they are in employment; or their last workplace if they have no job in the reference week. After the interview has been completed this description is coded by the interviewer to SIC using a coding list (which is a comprehensive list of industries and their corresponding SIC codes). The introduction of the new SIC was used as an opportunity to extend the number of entries in the coding list showing some industries in more detail. INDM92M - Industry in main job is derived from NSTAT, EVERWK & ICOD92: (001-458) Range of industry codes; (459) Inadequate description; (460) No answer; (461) Workplace outside UK; (462) Does not apply. COVERAGE: All persons in employment other than those on college based schemes. Also see Volume 5 which gives full industry breakdowns for both SIC80 and SIC92.

INDM92M Industry CLASS (main job) 547

Missing Values: -9, -8

1 01.11:Grwing cereals, other crops

2 01.12:Growing veg,horticulture,nursery

3 01.13:Grg.fruit,nuts,beverge,spices crop

4 01.21:Farming cattle,dairy

5 01.22:Farming sheep,goats,horses etc

6 01.23:Farming pigs

7 01.24:Farming poultry

8 01.25:Farming other animals

9 01.30:Mixed farming (crops & animals)

10 01.41:Agricultural services:

11 01.42:Animal husbdry services (not vets)

12 01.50:Hunting,trapping,game etc

13 02.01:Forestry,logging

14 02.02:Forestry,logging services

15 05.01:Fishing

16 05.02:Fish hatcheries,farms

17 10.101:Deep coal mines

18 10.102:Opencast coal working

19 10.103:Solid fuel manufacture

20 10.20:Lignite mining,agglomeration

21 10.30:Peat extraction,agglomeration

22 11.10:Crude oil,gas extraction

23 11.20:Oil,gas services (not surveying)

24 12.00:Uranium,thorium ore mining

25 13.10:Iron ore mining

26 13.20:Non-ferrous min.(not Uranium,Thor)

27 14.11:Quarrying construction stone

28 14.12:Limestone,gypsum,chalk quarrying

29 14.13:Slate quarrying

30 14.21:Gravel,sand pits

31 14.22:Clay,kaolin mining

32 14.30:Chemical,fertiliser mining

33 14.40:Salt production

34 14.50:Other mining,quarrying

35 15.111:Slaughtering (not poultry,rabbits

36 15.112:Animal by-product processing

37 15.113:Fellmongery

38 15.12:Poultry production,preserving

39 15.13:Meat,poultry products

40 15.20:Fish,fish products,preserving

41 15.31:Potato products,preserving

42 15.32:Fruit,vegetable juice processing

43 15.33:Other fruit,veg processing

44 15.41:Crude oils,fats manufacture

45 15.42:Refined oils,fats manufacture

46 15.43:Margarine,edible fat manufacture

47 15.51:Dairies,cheese making

48 15.52:Ice cream manufacture

49 15.61:Grain,mill products

50 15.62:Starches,starch products

51 15.71:Farm animal feed manufacture

52 15.72:Pet food manufacture

53 15.81:Bread,fresh pastry,cakes manufact.

54 15.82:Biscuits,rusks,preserved pastries

55 15.83:Sugar manufacture

56 15.84:Chocolate,cocoa,sugar confect'y

57 15.85:Macaroni,noodles,couscous etc

58 15.86:Tea,coffee manufacture

59 15.87:Condiment,seasoning manufacture

60 15.88:Homogenised,dietetic food products

61 15.89:Other food products manufacture

62 15.91:Distilled alcoholic drinks

63 15.92:Ethyl alcohol from fermentation

64 15.93:Wine production

65 15.94:Cider,other fruit wine production

66 15.95:Non-distilled fermented drinks

67 15.96:Beer production

68 15.97:Malt production

69 15.98:Mineral water,soft drink productio

70 16.00:Tobacco products

71 17.11:Cotton fibre preparation

72 17.12:Wool fibre preparation

73 17.13:Worsted fibre preparation

74 17.14:Flax fibre preparation

75 17.15:Silk,synthetic preparation

76 17.16:Sewing thread manufacture

77 17.17:Other textile preparation

78 17.21:Cotton weaving

79 17.22:Woollen weaving

80 17.23:Worsted weaving

81 17.24:Silk weaving

82 17.25:Other textile weaving

83 17.30:Textile finishing

84 17.401:Soft furnishing manufacture

85 17.402:Canvas,sacks etc manufacture

86 17.403:Household textiles manufacture

87 17.511-2:Woven,tufted carpets,rugs manu.

88 17.513:Other carpets,rugs manufacture

89 17.52:Cordage,rope,twine manufacture

90 17.53:Non-woven articles (not clothing)

91 17.541:Lace manufacture

92 17.542:Narrow fabrics manufacture

93 17.543:Other textiles manufacture

94 17.60:Knitted,crocheted fabrics manufact

95 17.71:Knitted,crocheted hosiery manufact

96 17.72:Knitted,crocheted clothing

97 18.10:Leather clothing manufacture

98 18.21:Workwear manufacture

99 18.221:Other mens outerwear manufacture

100 18.222:Other womens outerwear manufactur

101 18.231:Mens underwear manufacture

102 18.232:Womens underwear manufacture

103 18.241:Hat manufacture

104 18.242:Other apparel,accessories manfact

105 18.30:Fur processing

106 19.10:Leather tanning,dressing

107 19.20:Luggage,handbags,saddlery manufact

108 19.30:Footwear manufacture

109 20.10:Wood sawmill,planing,impregnation

110 20.20:Wood veneer,plywood,etc production

111 20.30:Builders carpentry,joinery

112 20.40:Wooded containers manufacture

113 20.51:Other wood products manufacture

114 20.52:Cork,straw,etc manufacture

115 21.11:Pulp manufacture

116 21.12:Paper,card manufacture

117 21.211:Paper board,sacks,bags manufactur

118 21.212:Cartons,boxes,etc manufacture

119 21.22:Sanitary,toilet requis. production

120 21.23:Paper stationary manufacture

121 21.24:Wallpaper manufacture

122 21.25:Other paper articles manufacture

123 22.11:Book publishing

124 22.12:Newspaper publishing

125 22.13:Journal,periodical publishing

126 22.14:Sound recording publishing

127 22.15:Other publishing

128 22.21:Newspaper printing

129 22.22:Other printing

130 22.23:Bookbinding,finishing

131 22.24:Composition,plate-making

132 22.25:Other printing activities

133 22.31:Reproduction of sound recording

134 22.32:Reproduction of video recording

135 22.33:Reproduction of computer media

136 23.10:Coke oven products manufacture

137 23.201:Mineral oil refining

138 23.202:Other treatment petrol products

139 23.30:Nuclear fuel processing

140 24.11:Industrial gas manufacture

141 24.12:Dye,pigment manufacture

142 24.13:Inorganic chemical manufacture

143 24.14:Organic chemical manufacture

144 24.15:Fertilizer,etc manufacture

145 24.16:Primary plastics manufacture

146 24.17:Primary synthetic rubber

147 24.20:Pesticides,etc manufacture

148 24.301+3:Paint,varnish,mastic,sealant ma

149 24.302:Printing ink manufacture

150 24.41:Basic pharmaceutical manufacture

151 24.42:Pharmaceutical preparations man.

152 24.511:Soap,detergent manufacture

153 24.512:Cleaning,polishing agent man.

154 24.52:Perfumes,etc manufacture

155 24.61:Explosives manufacture

156 24.62:Glues,etc manufacture

157 24.63:Essential oils manufacture

158 24.64:Photographic chemicals man.

159 24.65:Recording media manufacture

160 24.66:Other chemical products man.

161 24.70:Man-made fibres manufacture

162 25.11:Rubber tyres,etc manufacture

163 25.12:Rubber tyres retreading etc

164 25.13:Other rubber products manufacture

165 25.21:Plastic sheets,tubes,etc man.

166 25.22:Plastic packing manufacture

167 25.231:Plastic flooring manufacture

168 25.232:Other plastic builders ware

169 25.24:Other plastic products

170 26.11:Flat glass manufacture

171 26.12:Flat glass shaping,processing

172 26.13:Hollow glass manufacture

173 26.14:Glass fibre manufacture

174 26.15:Other glass proc,manufacture

175 26.21:Ceramic hhld,ornamental man.

176 26.22:Ceramic sanitary fixtures man.

177 26.23:Ceramic insulators etc man.

178 26.24:Other technical ceramic man.

179 26.25:Other ceramic manufacture

180 26.26:Refractory ceramic manufacture

181 26.30:Ceramic tile,flags manufacture

182 26.40:Bricks,tiles etc manufacture

183 26.51:Cement manufacture

184 26.52:Lime manufacture

185 26.53:Plaster manufacture

186 26.61:Concrete prods(construction)man.

187 26.62:Plaster products(construction)man.

188 26.63:Ready-mixed concrete manufacture

189 26.64:Mortars manufacture

190 26.65:Fibre cement manufacture

191 26.66:Other concrete,plaster,etc man.

192 26.70:Stone cutting,shaping

193 26.81:Abrasive products manufacture

194 26.821:Asbestos manufacture

195 26.822:Oath non-metal mineral prod man.

196 27.10:Basic iron,steel,ferro-alloys man.

197 27.21:Cast iron tubes manufacture

198 27.22:Steel tubes manufacture

199 27.31:Cold drawing

200 27.32:Cold rolling(narrow strip)

201 27.33:Cold forming,folding

202 27.34:Wire drawing

203 27.35:Other 1st proc iron,steel

204 27.41:Precious metals production

205 27.42:Aluminium production

206 27.43:Lead,zinc,tin production

207 27.44:Copper production

208 27.45:Other non-metal production

209 27.51:Iron casting

210 27.52:Steel casting

211 27.53:Light metals casting

212 27.54:Other non-ferrous casting

213 28.11:Metal structures etc manufacture

214 28.12:Builders metal work

215 28.21:Metal containers manufacture

216 28.22:Radiators,boilers manufacture

217 28.30:Steam generators manufacture

218 28.40:Forging,pressing etc

219 28.51:Treatment,coating of metals

220 28.52:General mech engineering

221 28.61:Cutlery manufacture

222 28.62:Tools manufacture

223 28.63:Locks,hinges etc manufacture

224 28.71:Steel drums etc manufacture

225 28.72:Light metal packaging manufacture

226 28.73:Wire products manufacture

227 28.74:Fasteners,chains etc manufacture

228 28.75:Other metal products manufacture

229 29.11:Engines,turbines (not aircraft)

230 29.121:Pumps manufacture

231 29.122:Compressors manufacture

232 29.13:Taps,valves manufacture

233 29.14:Bearings,gears etc manufacture

234 29.21:Furnace manufacture

235 29.22:Lifting,handling eqt manufacture

236 29.23:Cool.,ventilating eqt(not domestic

237 29.24:Other gen purpose mach manufacture

238 29.31:Agricultural tractors manufacture

239 29.32:Other agric.,forestry mach. man.

240 29.40:Machine tool manufacture

241 29.51:Metallurgy mach manufacture

242 29.521+3:Concrete,mining,roadwk mch man.

243 29.522:Earthmoving eqt

244 29.53:Food,tobacco proc mach

245 29.54:Textile etc ,leather mach man.

246 29.55:Paper etc prod mach manufacture

247 29.56:Other special purpose mach man.

248 29.60:Weapons,ammunition manufacture

249 29.71:Elec domestic appliances man.

250 29.72:Non elec domestic appliances man.

251 30.01:Office mach manufacture

252 30.02:Computers, IT eqt manufacture

253 31.10:Elec motors,gentors,trans man.

254 31.20:Elec distribution, control man.

255 31.30:Insulated cable manufacture

256 31.40:Electric battery manufacture

257 31.50:Lighting eqt manufacture

258 31.61:Other elec eqt (engines/veh) man.

259 31.62:Other elec eqt manufacture

260 32.10:Electronic components etc man.

261 32.201:Telegraph,telephone eqt man.

262 32.202:Radio,electronic goods manufactur

263 32.30:TV,radio,HiFi etc eqt manufacture

264 33.10:Medical eqt,appliances manufacture

265 33.20:Testing,navigating etc eqt man.

266 33.30:Industrial proc control eqt man.

267 33.401:Spectacles,lens manufacture

268 33.402:Optical precision eqt manufacture

269 33.403:Photographic,cinema eqt man.

270 33.50:Watches,clock manufacture

271 34.10:Motor veh manufacture

272 34.201:Motor veh bodywork manufacture:

273 34.202:Trailers manufacture

274 34.203:Caravan manufacture

275 34.30:Motor veh parts etc manufacture

276 35.11:Ship building,repairing

277 35.12:Boat building,repairing

278 35.20:Rail,tram rolling stk etc man.

279 35.30:Aircraft,spacecraft manufacture

280 35.41:Motorcycle manufacture

281 35.42:Bicycle manufacture

282 35.43:Invalid carriage manufacture

283 35.50:Other transport eqt manufacture

284 36.11:Chairs etc manufacture

285 36.12:Other office,shop furniture man.

286 36.13:Other kitchen furniture man.

287 36.14:Other furniture manufacture

288 36.15:Mattresses manufacture

289 36.21:Coins,medal manufacture

290 36.22:Jewellery etc manufacture

291 36.30:Musical instruments manufacture

292 36.40:Sports goods manufacture

293 36.501:Arcade games etc manufacture

294 36.502:Other games,toys etc manufacture

295 36.61:Imitation jewellery manufacture

296 36.62:Brooms,brushes etc manufacture

297 36.631:Stationers goods manufacture

298 36.632:Other manufacture

299 37.10:Metal scrap recycling

300 37.20:Non-metal scrap recycling

301 40.10:Elec generation,supply

302 40.20:Gas production supply

303 40.30:Steam,hot water supply

304 41.00:Water supply etc

305 45.11-45.50:Building demol.,earth moving

306 50.10+50.30+50.50:Sales motors,parts,etc

307 50.20:Motor veh repair

308 50.40:Motorcycle sale,repair etc

309 51.11-51.19:Wsale on fee,contract basis

310 51.21-51.70:Wholesale

311 51.57:Wsale waste,scrap

312 52.11-52.63:Retail trade

313 52.71:Repair leather articles

314 52.72:Repair elec hhld goods

315 52.73:Repair watches,clocks etc

316 52.74:Other repair

317 55.11:Hotels,motels with restaurant

318 55.12:Hotels,motels without restaurant

319 55.21:Youth hostel,mountain refuge

320 55.22:Camping,caravan sites

321 55.23:Other provision of lodgings

322 55.301-2:Licenced,unlicenced restaurants

323 55.303:Take-away food shops

324 55.401:Licenced clubs with entertainment

325 55.402:Public houses,bars

326 55.51:Canteens

327 55.52:Catering

328 60.10:Transport via railway

329 60.21:Other scheduled land transport

330 60.22:Taxi

331 60.23:Other passenger land transport

332 60.24:Freight transport by road

333 60.30:Transport via pipelines

334 61.10:Sea,coastal water transport

335 61.20:Inland water transport

336 62.10:Scheduled air transport

337 62.20:Non-scheduled air transport

338 62.30:Space transport

339 63.11:Cargo handling

340 63.12:Storage,warehousing

341 63.21:Other land transport activities

342 63.22:Other water transport activities

343 63.23:Other air transport activities

344 63.301-3:Travel agenc.,organisers,guides

345 63.304:Other tourist assistance

346 63.40:Other transport agencies

347 64.11:National post activities

348 64.12:Courier activities (not nat. post)

349 64.20:Telecommunications

350 65.11:Central banking

351 65.121:Banks

352 65.122:Building societies

353 65.21:Financial leasing

354 65.22:Other credit granting

355 65.231-6:Unit,inv trusts,hlding co etc

356 65.233:Securities dealing for self

357 66.01:Life insurance

358 66.02:Pension funding

359 66.03:Non-life insurance

360 67.11:Financial market administration

361 67.12:Securities,fund management

362 67.13:Other financial intermed. activ.

363 67.20:Other insurance activities

364 70.11:Development,sale of real estate

365 70.12:Buying,selling real estate,self

366 70.20:Letting own property

367 70.31:Real estate agency

368 70.32:Management of real estate

369 71.10:Car rental

370 71.21:Other land transport rental

371 71.22:Water transport eqt rental

372 71.23:Air transport eqt rental

373 71.31:Agricultural mach,eqt rental

374 71.32:Construction mach,eqt rental

375 71.33:Office mach,eqt rental

376 71.34:Other mach,eqt rental

377 71.40:Person,hhld eqt rental

378 72.10:Computer hardware consultancy

379 72.20:Computer software consultancy

380 72.30:Data processing

381 72.40:Data base activities

382 72.50:Repair of office,computer eqt

383 72.60:Other computer activities

384 73.10:Research,natural sciences,engin.

385 73.20:Res.,social sciences,humanities

386 74.11:Legal activities

387 74.12:Accountng,auditng,tax consultancy

388 74.13:Market,opinion research

389 74.14:Business,management consultancy

390 74.15:Managemnt activities,holding comps

391 74.20:Archit.,engineering,etc consultncy

392 74.30:Technical testing,analysis

393 74.40:Advertising

394 74.50:Labour,personnel recruitment

395 74.60:Investigation,security services

396 74.70:Industrial cleaning

397 74.81:Photographic activities

398 74.82:Packaging activities

399 74.83:Secretarial,translation

400 74.84:Other business activities

401 75.11:General public service activities

402 75.12:Reguln Govt agencies (not Soc Sec)

403 75.13:Development of Govt agencies

404 75.14:Support of Govt as a whole

405 75.21:Foreign affairs

406 75.22:Defence

407 75.23:Justice and judicial activities

408 75.24:Public security,law and order etc

409 75.25:Fire service

410 75.30:Compulsory Social Security activ.

411 80.10:Primary education,state,maintained

412 80.10:Primary educ,priv.,non-maintained

413 80.21:Gen. 2ndry educ,state,maintained

414 80.21:Gen. 2ndry educ,private,non-main.

415 80.22:Tech,vocational 2nd-ary education

416 Special educ,state,maintained

417 Special educ,private non-maintained

418 80.301:Sub-degree level education

419 80.302+3:First & post degree level educ.

420 80.41:Driving school activities

421 80.42:Adult,other education

422 85.11:Hospital activities

423 85.12:Medical practice activities

424 85.13:Dental practice activities

425 85.14:Other human health activities

426 85.20:Veterinary activities

427 85.31:Social work with accom

428 85.32:Social work without accom

429 90.00:Sewage,refuse disposal etc

430 91.11:Business,employers organisations

431 91.12:Professional organisations

432 91.20:Trade unions

433 91.31:Religious organisations

434 91.32:Political organisations

435 91.33:Other membership organisations

436 92.11:Motion picture,video production

437 92.12:Motion picture,video distribution

438 92.13:Motion picture projection

439 92.20:Radio,TV activities

440 92.31:Artistic,literary creation etc

441 92.32:Arts facilities

442 92.33:Fair,amusement park activities

443 92.34:Other entertainment activities

444 92.40:News agency activities

445 92.51:Library,archive activities

446 92.52:Museum activities

447 92.53:Botanical,zoological gardens etc

448 92.61:Operation of sports arenas,stadia

449 92.62:Other sporting activities

450 92.71:Gambling,betting activities

451 92.72:Other recreational activities

452 93.01:Washing,dry cleaning textiles,furs

453 93.02:Hairdressing,other beauty treatmen

454 93.03:Funeral etc

455 93.04:Physical well-being activities

456 93.05:Other service activities

457 95.00:Private hhlds with employed person

458 99.00:Extra-territorial organisations

459 Inadequate description,No reply

461 Workplace outside UK

LF04 Occupation

SOCMAIN: The Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) is broken down into 3 areas: the major groups, the minor groups and the constituent unit groups. At the most detailed level of classification 374 unit groups are distinguished, each with a 3 digit classification. Each occupation unit group is allocated to a minor group (two digit), of which there are 77 and a major group (one digit) of which there are 9. The major group structure is a set of broad occupational categories which are designed be useful in bringing together unit groups which are similar in terms of the qualifications, training, skills and experience.

555. SOCMAIN Occupation (main job)

Missing Values: -9, -8

100 100 gen managers - national government

101 101 gen managers - large organisations

102 102 gen managers - local government

103 103 administrators - national government

110 110 production,works managers

111 111 building/contract managers

112 112 clerks of works

113 113 mining & energy managers

120 120 treasurers & financial managers

121 121 marketing & sales managers

122 122 purchasing managers

123 123 advertising etc managers

124 124 personnel,training etc managers

125 125 organisational managers

126 126 computer systems etc managers

127 127 company secretaries

130 130 credit controllers

131 131 banking etc managers (bar self-emp)

132 132 Civil Service executive officers

139 139 other financial etc managers nes

140 140 transport managers

141 141 stores controllers

142 142 warehouse etc managers

150 150 officers in UK armed forces

151 151 officers in non-UK armed forces

152 152 police officers - inspectors & above

153 153 firemen - station officers & above

154 154 prison principal officers and above

155 155 senior customs & excise etc officers

160 160 Farm owners & managers etc

169 169 other farming etc managers

170 170 property & estate managers

171 171 garage managers & proprietors

172 172 hairdressing managers & proprietors

173 173 hotel & accommodation managers

174 174 restaurant & catering managers

175 175 publicans, club stewards etc

176 176 entertainment & sports managers

177 177 travel agency managers

178 178 butchers/fishmongers managers etc

179 179 service industry managers etc

190 190 trade union etc officials

191 191 education registrars etc

199 199 other managers & administrators nes

200 200 chemists

201 201 biological scientists & biochemists

202 202 physicists, geologists etc

209 209 other natural scientists nes

210 210 engineers - civil, structural etc

211 211 mechanical engineers

212 212 electrical engineers

213 213 electronic engineers

214 214 software engineers

215 215 chemical engineers

216 216 design & development engineers

217 217 process & production engineers

218 218 planning & quality control engineers

219 219 other engineers & technologists nes

220 220 medical practitioners

221 221 pharmacists,pharmacologists

222 222 ophthalmic opticians

223 223 dental practitioners

224 224 veterinarians

230 230 university,polytechnic teachers etc

231 231 further education teachers etc

232 232 education officers,school inspectors

233 233 secondary education teachers etc

234 234 primary,nursery education teachers

235 235 special education teachers etc

239 239 other teaching professionals nes

240 240 judges & officers of the court

241 241 barristers & advocates

242 242 solicitors

250 250 chartered & certified accountants

251 251 management accountants

252 252 actuaries,economists & statisticians

253 253 management,business consultants etc

260 260 architects

261 261 town planners

262 262 general practice surveyors

270 270 librarians

271 271 archivists & curators

290 290 psychologists

291 291 other social,behaviourial scientists

292 292 clergy

293 293 social workers,probation officers

300 300 laboratory technicians

301 301 engineering technicians

302 302 electrical,electronic technicians

303 303 architectural etc technicians

304 302 civil engineering etc technicians

309 309 other scientific technicians nes

310 310 draughtspersons

311 311 building inspectors

312 312 quantity surveyors

313 313 marine,insurance & other surveyors

320 320 computer analysts,programmers

330 330 air traffic planners & controllers

331 331 aircraft flight deck officers

332 332 ship & hovercraft officers

340 340 nurses

341 341 midwives

342 342 medical radiographers

343 343 physiotherapists

344 344 chiropodists

345 345 dispensing opticians

346 346 medical,dental technicians etc

347 347 occupational & speech therapists etc

348 348 environmental health officers

349 349 other health professionals nes

350 350 legal service & related occupations

360 360 estimators,valuers

361 361 underwriters,claims assessors etc

362 362 taxation experts

363 363 personnel,industrial relations etc

364 364 organisational etc officers

370 370 matrons,houseparents

371 371 welfare,community & youth workers

380 380 authors,writers,journalists

381 381 artists,graphic designers etc

382 382 industrial designers

383 383 clothing designers

384 384 actors,stage managers etc

385 385 musicians

386 386 camera,sound etc equipment operators

387 387 athletes,sports officials etc

390 390 information officers

391 391 vocational & industrial trainers

392 392 careers advice etc specialists

393 393 driving instructors (excluding HGV)

394 394 factory inspectors etc

395 395 other statutory etc inspectors nes

396 396 occupational hygienists etc

399 399 other associate professionals nes

400 400 Civil Service administrative staff

401 401 local government clerical staff

410 410 accounts clerks,book-keepers etc

411 411 counter clerks & cashiers

412 412 debt,rent & other cash collectors

420 420 filing and record clerks

421 421 library assistants etc

430 430 clerks nes

440 440 stores,control clerks etc

441 441 storekeepers & warehousepersons

450 450 medical secretaries

451 451 legal secretaries

452 452 typists & word processor operators

459 459 other secretarial personnel nes

460 460 receptionists

461 461 reception telephonists

462 462 telephone operators

463 463 radio & telegraph operators

490 490 computer etc operators

491 491 tracers,drawing office assistants

500 500 bricklayers,masons

501 501 roofers,tilers,cladders etc

502 502 plasterers

503 503 glaziers

504 504 builders,building contractors

505 505 scaffolders,steeplejacks etc

506 506 floor,carpet,wall etc fitters

507 507 painters & decorators

509 509 other construction trades nes

510 510 lathe,capstan etc operators

511 511 boring,drilling machine operators

512 512 grinding machine setters,operators

513 513 milling machine setters,operators

514 514 press setters,operators

515 515 tool makers,fitters etc

516 516 metal work,maintenance fitters

517 517 precision instrument makers etc

518 518 gold,precious stone etc workers

519 519 other setters,operators nes

520 520 electrical production fitters

521 521 electricians etc

522 522 electrical engineers (non-prof)

523 523 telephone fitters

524 524 cable jointers,lines repairers

525 525 radio,TV & video engineers

526 526 computer engineers etc

529 529 other electrical trades nes

530 530 smiths & forge workers

531 531 moulders,core makers,die casters

532 532 plumbers,heating etc engineers

533 533 sheet metal workers

534 534 metal plate workers,riveters etc

535 535 steel erectors

536 536 barbenders,steel fixers

537 537 welding trades

540 540 motor mechanics etc

541 541 coach & vehicle body builders

542 542 vehicle body repairers etc

543 543 auto electricians

544 544 tyre & exhaust fitters

550 550 weavers

551 551 knitters

552 552 warp preparers,dyers,finishers etc

553 553 sewing machinists etc

554 554 coach trimmers,upholsterers etc

555 555 shoe repairers etc

556 556 tailors & dressmakers

557 557 milliners,furriers etc

559 559 other textile workers nes

560 560 originators & compositors

561 561 printers

562 562 bookbinders & print finishers

563 563 screen printers

569 569 other printing & related trades nes

570 570 carpenters & joiners

571 571 cabinet makers

572 572 case & box makers

573 573 pattern makers (moulds)

579 579 other woodworking trades nes

580 580 bakers,flour confectioners

581 581 butchers,meat cutters

582 582 fishmongers,poultry dressers

590 590 glass product & ceramics makers

591 591 glass product & ceramic finishers

592 592 dental technicians

593 593 music instrument makers,piano tuners

594 594 gardeners,groundspersons

595 595 horticultural trades

596 596 coach painters,other spray painters

597 597 face trained coalmining workers etc.

598 598 other machinery mechanics

599 599 other craft & related occupations ne

600 600 NCOs & other ranks, UK armed forces

601 601 NCOs & other ranks,non-UK forces

610 610 police officers (sergeant & below)

611 611 firemen (leading officer & below)

612 612 prison officers (below principal)

613 613 customs,immigration officers

614 614 traffic wardens

615 615 security guards etc

619 619 other security personnel nes

620 620 chefs,cooks

621 621 waiters,waitresses

622 622 bar staff

630 630 travel & flight attendants

631 631 railway station staff

640 640 assistant nurses & auxiliaries

641 641 hospital ward assistants

642 642 ambulance staff

643 643 dental nurses

644 644 care assistants & attendants

650 650 nursery nurses

651 651 playgroup leaders

652 652 educational assistants

659 659 other childcare occupations nes

660 660 hairdressers,barbers

661 661 beauticians & related occupations

670 670 domestic housekeepers etc

671 671 housekeepers (non-domestic)

672 672 caretakers

673 673 launderers,dry cleaners etc

690 690 undertakers

691 691 bookmakers

699 699 other personal services nes

700 700 buyers (retail trade)

701 701 buyers etc (non-retail)

702 702 importers & exporters

703 703 air,commodity & ship brokers

710 710 technical & wholesale sales reps

719 719 other sales representatives nes

720 720 sales assistants

721 721 retail cash & check-out operators

722 722 petrol pump forecourt attendants

730 730 collectors & credit agents

731 731 rounds & van salespersons

732 732 market,street traders etc

733 733 scrap dealers etc

790 790 merchandisers

791 791 window dressers, floral arrangers

792 792 telephone salespersons

800 800 bakery etc process operatives

801 801 brewery etc process operatives

802 802 tobacco process operatives

809 809 other food etc process operatives

810 810 tannery production operatives

811 811 preparatory fibre processors

812 812 spinners,doublers,twisters

813 813 winders,reelers

814 814 other textiles operatives

820 820 other chemical etc operatives nes

821 821 paper,wood etc process operatives

822 822 cutting etc machine operatives

823 823 glass,ceramics furnace operatives

824 824 rubber etc process operatives

825 825 plastic operatives etc

826 826 synthetic fibre makers

829 829 other chemical etc operatives

830 830 furnace operatives (metal)

831 831 metal drawers

832 832 rollers

833 833 annealers,hardeners etc (metal)

834 834 electroplaters etc

839 839 other metal process operatives nes

840 840 machine tool operatives

841 841 automatic machine operatives

842 842 metal polishers

843 843 metal dressing operatives

844 844 shot blasters

850 850 assemblers etc (electronic goods)

851 851 assemblers etc (vehicles,metal)

859 859 other assemblers etc nes

860 860 inspectors etc(metal,electrical)

861 861 inspectors etc(other goods)

862 862 packers,bottlers etc

863 863 weighers,graders,sorters

864 864 routine laboratory testers

869 869 other routine operatives nes

870 870 bus inspectors

871 871 road transport depot inspectors etc

872 872 drivers of road goods vehicles

873 873 bus & coach drivers

874 874 cab drivers & chauffeurs

875 875 bus conductors

880 880 seafarers (merchant navy) etc

881 881 railway inspectors,guards etc

882 882 railway engine drivers etc

883 883 railway signal etc operatives

884 884 shunters & points operatives

885 885 mechanical plant drivers etc

886 886 crane drivers

887 887 forklift & mechanical truck drivers

889 889 other transport & machinery ops nes

890 890 washers etc in mines & quarries

891 891 printing machine minders

892 892 water etc plant attendants

893 893 energy etc plant operatives

894 894 lubricators etc

895 895 service pipe layers & jointers

896 896 construction operatives

897 897 woodworking machine operatives

898 898 mine & quarry workers (non-coal)

899 899 other machine etc operatives nes

900 900 farm workers

901 901 farm machinery drivers etc

902 902 other related farming occupations

903 903 fishing & related workers

904 904 forestry workers

910 910 coal mine labourers

911 911 foundry labourers

912 912 engineering etc labourers

913 913 fitters mates (metal,electric)

919 919 making,processing labourers

920 920 woodworkers mates

921 921 building trade mates

922 922 rail construction etc workers

923 923 road construction etc workers

924 924 paviours,kerb layers

929 925 other building etc labourers

930 930 stevedores,dockers

931 931 goods porters

932 932 slingers

933 933 refuse & salvage collectors

934 934 drivers mates

940 940 postal workers,mail sorters

941 941 messengers,couriers

950 950 hospital porters

951 951 hotel porters

952 952 Kitchen porters

953 953 catering assistants

954 954 shelf fillers

955 955 lift & car park attendants

956 956 window cleaners

957 957 road sweepers

958 958 cleaners,domestics

959 959 other sales,service occupations

990 990 all other labourers etc

999 999 all others (miscellaneous)

 

FJ05 Sector of establishment / industry

PUBLIC - Whether working in public or private sector. COVERAGE: All employees. This variable identifies the split between the public and private sector. SECTOR - Whether working for private firm or business. From Spring 97 onwards labels are: (1) A private firm or business or a limited company; (2) Some other kind of organisation. COVERAGE: All persons in employment. This variable is used to help identify the split between public and private sector employment.

499. PUBLIC Whether working in public or private sector	FJ05 Sector of establishment / Industry
Missing Values: -9, -8
1 Private	2=private
2 Public	1=state
SECTOR Whether work for private firm or busines 37
Missing Values: -9, -8
1 Private firm or business or Ltd	2=private
2 Other kind of organisation	3=other

FJ06 Number of persons working at the local unit of establishment

NMPNO: Number of employees at workplace. This variable is derived from STAT, SOLO, OCOD, MPNO, MPN, NSTAT, NMANAGE & NSOLO. This variable refers to the total number of employees at the respondent's workplace, not just the particular section/department. (e.g school meals staff would answer with respect to the school rather than just the kitchens). People employed by employment agencies who may work during the course of a week at a number of locations are required to refer to place where they worked the longest number of hours during the reference week.

484. NMPNO No.of employees at workplace

Missing Values: -9, -8

1 1-10

2 11-19

3 20-24

4 Dont know but under 25

5 25-49

6 Dont know but over 24

7 50 or more

FJ07 Region of place of work

503. REGWK Region of place of work

Missing Values: -9, -8

1 Tyne & Wear

2 Rest of Northern region

3 South Yorkshire

4 West Yorkshire

5 Rest of Yorks & Humberside

6 East Midlands

7 East Anglia

8 Central London

9 Inner London (not central)

11 Outer London

12 Rest of South East

13 South West

14 West Midlands Metropolitan

15 Rest of West Midlands

16 Greater Manchester

17 Merseyside

18 Rest of North West

19 Wales

20 Srathclyde

21 Rest of Scotland

22 Northern Ireland

23 Outside UK

FJ08 Duration of current employment

EMPMON - Months continuously employed (employees & self employed). Indicates the number of months continuously employed (employees & self employed) at the actual job. Covers all persons in employment. This variable is derived from CONMON, CONMPY, CONSEY, AGEM WRKING, OWNBUS, RELBUS, SCHEME, YTETEMP, IRSCHM, STAT, REFWKY & REFWKM. This variable replaces EMPLEN which has been discontinued for all formats except Quanvert. This variable is available for all quarters from Spring 92 onward for Quanvert users.

EMPMON Length of time continously employed(emp, 538	FJ08 Duration of current employment
Measurement Level: Scale	Filter: FJ02=3
Missing Values: -9, -8
à If Empmon lt 1	1=less than 1 month
à If Empmon ge 1 and Empmon lt 4	2=1-3 month
à If Empmon ge 4 and Empmon lt 7	3=4-6 month
à If Empmon ge 7 and Empmon lt 13	4=7-12 month
à If Empmon ge 13 and Empmon lt 19	5=13-18 month
à If Empmon ge 19 and Empmon le 24	6=19-24 month
à If Empmon gt 24 and Empmon le 36	7=over 2 to 3 years
à If Empmon gt 36 and Empmon le 60	8=o