This site uses cookies

Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information please check our Cookie notice.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality. This website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Cookies that measure website use

If you provide permission, we will use Google Analytics to measure how you use the website so we can improve it based on our understanding of user needs. Google Analytics sets cookies that store anonymised information about how you got to the site, the pages you visit, how long you spend on each page and what you click on while you're visiting the site.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1978

Variable Details

VariableINDUST
LabelSTANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION 1968
Responses
0 NEVER WORKED 0
1 AGR. FOREST. FISH 518
2 MINING AND QUARRYING 344
3 FOOD,DRINK,TOBACCO 689
4 COAL,PETROL,PRODUCTS 27
5 CHEMICAL AND ALLIED 361
6 METAL MANUFACTURING 333
7 MECH.,ELECT.ENG 2806
8 INSTRUMENT ENG 100
9 SHIPBUILDING,MARINE 120
10 TEXTILES 528
11 LEATHER,GOODS,FUR 43
12 CLOTHING,FOOTWEAR 527
13 BRICKS,POTT,GLASS,CE 222
14 TIMBER,FURNITURE 201
15 PAPER,PRINT,PUBLISH 458
16 OTHER MANUFACTURING 362
17 CONSTRUCTION 1439
18 GAS,ELECTRIC,WATER 287
19 TRANSPORT,COMMUNIC 1416
20 WHOLESALE,RETAIL 3234
21 INS.BANK.FIN.BUSINES 1054
22 PROF,SCI. SERVICES 3184
23 MISC. SERVICES 2937
24 PUBLIC ADMIN,DEFENCE 1210
-9 DOES NOT APPLY & MD 9403
-1 N.A.,REFUSAL,D.K 242
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey (Surrey Files), 1978
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2025 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.