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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1977

Variable Details

Variablehusseg
LabelHUSBAND'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUP
Responses
0 NEVER WORKED 0
1 EMPLOYERS- 25 PLUS 48
2 MANAGERS- 25 PLUS 2063
3 EMPLOYERS- UNDER 25 770
4 MANAGERS- UNDER 25 1174
5 SELF-EMP.PROF.WORKER 295
6 PROF.WORKER EMPLOYEE 1159
7 ANCILLARY,ARTISTS 1367
8 FOREMEN,SUPER.NON-M 325
9 JUNIOR NON-MANUAL 2391
10 PERSONAL SERVICE WK 181
11 FOREMEN,SUPER.MANUAL 1579
12 SKILLED MANUAL 7637
13 SEMI-SKILLED MANUAL 3377
14 UNSKILLED MANUAL 1043
15 NON-PROF,OWN-ACCOUNT 1222
16 FARMERS,EMPL,MANAGER 265
17 FARMERS,OWN-ACCOUNT 176
18 AGRICULTURAL WORKERS 287
19 ARMED FORCES 206
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 6881
-1 NA, REFUSAL, DK 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1977
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