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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Continuous Household Survey, 1985

Variable Details

Variablepemq3seg
LabelMain or most recent occupation code
Responses
-3 refused 3
-2 missing 2
-1 DK NA 1
0 149
1 employer in central & local govmt,indust 28
2 manager in central & local govmt,industr 33
3 professional worker - self employed 4
4 professional worker - employee 13
5 intermediate nonmanual worker 45
6 junior nonmanual worker 104
7 personal service worker 25
8 foremen,supervisors-manual 19
9 skilled manual workers 127
10 semi-skilled manual worker 76
11 unskilled manual worker 59
12 own account workers - not professional 49
13 farmers - employers & managers 8
14 farmers - own account 32
15 agricultural worker 14
16 armed forces 3
17 inadequately described 0
18 no gainful occ 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationContinuous Household Survey, 1985
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