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SSB has conducted official quarterly labor force surveys (LFS) from Q1 1972. The survey aims to provide labor authorities and others knowledge about the occupational structure of population and development over time. The surveys provide the basis and statistical material for occupational forecasting and labor market research. In the LFS respondents are interviewed two consecutive quarters, then after two more quarters they are interviewed again in two consecutive quarters. Labour Force Survey 1972 is the first complete LFS year long survey. Originally it was intended that such statistics would be a more analytical supplement to the monthly employment statistics based on the insurance fund membership files. The insurance fund-based statistics, however, fell away when health insurance was included in the National Insurance Scheme from 1 January 1971, the LFS has gradually evolved to become the main source of knowledge about the state of the labor market. This file cover data collected in 2nd and 3rd quarter 1975 and 2nd and 3rd quarter 1976. The criterion to be included in the file is interview participation in the two last quarters. In the overview this is group 18. General information on the Labour Force Survey: http://www.nsd.uib.no/data/ny_individ/norStudy/aku.html Overview of LFS panels with detailed explanation for panel files: group 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | quarter12345| 1234 | 1234 | 1234 | 1234 | 1234 | 1234 | 1234 | 1234 | -4 00 0| 0 | | | | -3 00 | 00 | | | | -2 00 | 00 | | | | -1 00| 00 | | | | ------------|------|------|------|------|----------- 1 0| 0 0 | 0 | | | 2 | XX | XX | | | 3 | XX | XX | | | 4 | XX | XX | | | ...