Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999

Variable Details

VariableRJOBFJOB
LabelStatus of R's job comp father's jobA2.14
Question text Please think of your present job (or your last one if you don't have one now). If you compare this job with the one your father had when you were 16, would you say that the level or status of your job is (or was)... much higher than your father's, higher, about equal, lower, or much lower than your father's?
Responses
1 R much higher 108
2 R higher than Pa 207
3 About equal 217
4 R lower than Pa 127
5 R much lower 55
6 R never had job 5
7 Pa never job/unknown 68
8 Don't Know 0
9 Not Answered 17
-2 Skp,B+C versions 1646
-1 No self-completn 693
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Interviewer InstructionsPlease tick one box only
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.