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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 1997 : Campaign Panel

Variable Details

Variablersega
LabelSocio-economic group of R.[17 cat]dvQ286
Responses
-3 Job details missing 12
-2 Skpd,never had job 139
1 Employer/manager - large organisation 305
2 Employer/manager - small organisation 251
3 Professional worker - self-emp 38
4 Professional worker - employee 103
5 Interm non-manual 489
6 Junior non-manual worker 726
7 Personal service worker 217
8 Foreman/supervisor - manual 174
9 Skilled manual worker 337
10 Semi-skilled manual worker 376
11 Unskilled manual worker 232
12 Own account worker (not professional) 187
13 Farmer - employer/manager 15
14 Farmer - own account 18
15 Agricultural worker 31
16 Armed forces 5
17 Inadeq described/not stated 7
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 1997 : Campaign Panel
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