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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV902.M
LabelFather's SIC Q902.m
Responses
-2 Skp,nvr had job 0
-1 Skp,no inf dad's job 328
0 Diplomatic+intl 3
1 Agriculture 216
2 Forestry 5
3 Fishing 17
11 Coal extraction 238
12 Coke ovens 0
13 Mineral oil extract 18
14 Mineral oil process 7
15 Nuclear fuel process 2
16 Energy prod 57
17 Water supply 9
21 Metal ore extraction 7
22 Metal manufact 89
23 Mineral extraction 3
24 Non-metal prod manu 39
25 Chemical ind 56
26 Man-made fibres 1
31 Metal goods manu 52
32 Mech eng 115
33 Office machine manu 8
34 Elect eng 47
35 Motor vehicles 52
36 Transport equip manu 98
37 Instrument eng 10
38 Shipbuilding 0
41 Food drink tobacco 113
42 ? 0
43 Textile ind 66
44 Leather goods 3
45 Footware+clothing 30
46 Timber 31
47 Paper+printing 70
48 Rubber+plastic 37
49 Other manu ind 11
50 Construction 317
61 Wholesale distrib 49
62 Scrap+waste 6
63 Commission agents 0
64 Retail distrib 201
65 ? 0
66 Hotels+catering 36
67 Repair of goods 46
71 Railways 103
72 Oth inland transp 98
74 Sea transport 27
75 Air transport 4
76 Transport supply services 30
77 Misc transport serv 12
79 Post+telecom 50
81 Banking 29
82 Insurance 22
83 Business services 48
84 Renting of movables 8
85 Real estate 7
86 Accountancy 0
89 Insuffic info 132
90 Legal services 0
91 Public admin 247
92 Sanitary services 19
93 Education 63
94 Research+devel 3
95 Medical+vetenary 45
96 Oth pub services 32
97 Recreactional 31
98 Personal services 23
99 Domestic services 8
Sysmiss 1698
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey
UniverseElectors in Great Britain;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample: 3 stage selection procedure. See Technical Notes for further details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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