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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableMSEG2
LabelMother's socio-economic [20cat] [no father] Q700
Responses
1 Employer - large organisation 0
2 Manager - large organisation 3
3 Employer - small organisation 8
4 Manager - small organisation 6
5 Professional worker - self-emp 0
6 Professional worker - employee 3
7 Interm non-manual - ancillary 11
8 Interm non-manual - supervisor 7
9 Junior non-manual worker 23
10 Personal service worker 16
11 Foreman/supervisor - manual 1
12 Skilled manual worker 5
13 Semi-skilled manual worker 14
14 Unskilled manual worker 37
15 Own account worker (not professional) 6
16 Farmer - employer/manager 0
17 Farmer - own account 0
18 Agricultural worker 3
19 Armed forces 0
20 Inadeq described/not stated 4
-3 Skp, mother's job no details 72
-2 Skp, mother not work 198
-1 Skp, obtain father's job details 3198
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in Great Britain;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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