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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997; Cross Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableRSEG2
LabelR's Socio-economic Group [20cat] Q764
Responses
-2 Skp,never had job 121
1 Employer - large organisation 9
2 Manager - large organisation 267
3 Employer - small organisation 104
4 Manager - small organisation 150
5 Professional worker - self-emp 42
6 Professional worker - employee 109
7 Interm non-manual - ancillary 383
8 Interm non-manual - supervisor 144
9 Junior non-manual worker 650
10 Personal service worker 203
11 Foreman/supervisor - manual 159
12 Skilled manual worker 369
13 Semi-skilled manual worker 395
14 Unskilled manual worker 229
15 Own account worker (not professional) 192
16 Farmer - employer/manager 11
17 Farmer - own account 9
18 Agricultural worker 33
19 Armed forces 6
20 Inadeq described/not stated 30
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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