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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 1986

Variable Details

Variableemq40occ
LabelOccupation, previous job
Responses
-3 Refused 0
-2 Missing 47
-1 Dont know 2
0 3342
1 Employers Local Govt &c 21
2 Managers in Local Govt &c 58
3 Prof - self-employed 0
4 Prof - employees 12
5 Int non-manual 156
6 Junior non-manual 379
7 Personal service workers 244
8 Foremen &c 49
9 Skilled manual 136
10 Semi-skilled manual 468
11 Unskilled manual 176
12 Own account workers 28
13 Farmer - employer, manager 16
14 Farmers - own account 42
15 Agric workers 23
16 Armed forces &c 6
17 Poor description of job 2
18 No gainful occupation 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 1986
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