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:

British General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableV215A.P3
LabelWhat work does 3rd person do? Q215a.P3
Question text Which best describes the sort of work the third person does? (If the person is not working now, what did he/she do in his/her last job?)
Responses
-2 Skp,nvr discuss 1093
0 Never had a job 50
1 Farmer/farm manager 11
2 Farm worker 6
3 Skilled 143
4 Semi/unskilled manual 127
5 Prof+technical 282
6 Manager/administrator 149
7 Clerical 107
8 Sales 73
9 Other 14
97 No 2nd/3rd person 1162
98 Don't Know 3
99 Not answered 84
-1 No self-completn 230
Sysmiss 1698
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1992; Cross-Section Survey
Interviewer InstructionsPLEASE TICK ONE BOX ONLY
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
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.