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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Families and Children Study: Waves 1-10, 1999-2008

Variable Details

VariableCPARASP4
LabelWhat type of job would (child's name) like to be doing by the time (he/she) reaches (his/her) mid-twenties?
Responses
0 has no specific job in mind 224
1 armed forces 186
2 manager or senior official in someone else's business 30
3 running their own business 63
4 professional or technical 1276
5 administrative, clerical or secretarial 68
6 skilled trade 281
7 caring, leisure, travel or personal services 337
8 sales or customer service 16
9 plant, process or machine drivers or operators 9
10 other jobs 77
11 something else (please specify) 243
98 not answered 0
99 don't know 16
Sysmiss 11996
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFamilies and Children Study: Waves 1-10, 1999-2008
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