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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 1987

Variable Details

Variablepemq3seg
LabelMain or most recent occupation code
Responses
-3 Refused 5
-2 Missing 0
-1 Dont know 3
0 131
1 Employers Local Govt &c 3
2 Managers in Local Govt &c 42
3 Prof - self-employed 4
4 Prof - employees 4
5 Intermediate non-manual 23
6 Junior non-manual 81
7 Personal service workers 20
8 Foremen - manual 12
9 Skilled manual 101
10 Semi-skilled manual 58
11 Unskilled manual 46
12 Own account workers 22
13 Farm manager, employer 2
14 Farmer - own account 16
15 Agric workers 8
16 Armed forces &c 6
17 Occupation inadequately described 1
18 No gainful occupation 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 1987
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