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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, March - August 1996

Variable Details

VariableSOCMAJL2
LabelMajor occupation group (last job)
Responses
1 1 Managers and administrators 983
2 2 Professional occupations 599
3 3 Associate prof & tech occupations 670
4 4 Clerical,secretarial occupations 1491
5 5 Craft and related occupations 1309
6 6 Personal,protective occupations 1270
7 7 Sales occupations 1019
8 8 Plant and machine operatives 1329
9 9 Other occupations 1459
-9 Does not apply 52307
-8 No answer 23
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Two-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, March - August 1996
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