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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Labour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, December 1996 - February 1998

Variable Details

VariableSEGL1
LabelSocio-economic group in previous job
Responses
1 Employers and managers (lge est.) 113
2 Employers and managers (sml est.) 85
3 Prof workers (self-employed) 8
4 Prof. workers (employees) 46
5 Intermediate non-manual workers 221
6 Junior non-manual workers 373
7 Personal service workers 120
8 Foreman and supervisors (manual) 79
9 Skilled manual workers 190
10 Semi skilled manual workers 274
11 Unskilled manual workers 141
12 Own account workers 102
13 Farmers (employers & managers) 4
14 Farmers (own account) 4
15 Agricultural workers 16
16 Members of armed forces 1
-9 Does not apply 10165
-8 No answer 2
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLabour Force Survey Five-Quarter Longitudinal Dataset, December 1996 - February 1998
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