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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

General Household Survey, 1996-1997

Variable Details

VariableHOHSEGE
LabelSOCIO ECONOMIC GROUP OF HOH
Responses
1 EMPLOYERS:LARGE 15
2 MANAGERS:LARGE 1033
3 EMPLOYERS:SMALL 247
4 MANAGERS:SMALL 462
5 PROF:SELF EMP 107
6 PROF:EMPLOYEE 368
7 INT NON-MAN ANC 707
8 INT NON-M FOREMN 277
9 JUNIOR NON-MAN 1017
10 PERSONAL SERVICE 314
11 MANUAL:FOREMN/SV 629
12 SKILLED MANUAL 1271
13 SEMI-SKILLED MAN 1053
14 UNSKILLED MANUAL 485
15 OWN ACC NON-PROF 630
16 FARMERS:EMP&MGRS 27
17 FARMERS:OWN ACC 37
18 AGRIC WORKERS 97
19 ARMED FORCES 41
20 FT STUDENT 127
21 HOH NVR WORKED 155
22 NA:INADEQ DESCR 7
23 HOH MISSING SCH 52
-6 CHILD,MS 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationGeneral Household Survey, 1996-1997
UniversePrivate households in Great Britain;Households;National
SamplingSee documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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