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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000

Variable Details

VariablePSEG2
LabelSpouse: R.G. socio-economic group [20 cats] Q912
Responses
-4 Skp,Partner not in paid work/waiting for work 491
-3 Skp,Respondent paid/waiting for work 1115
1 Employer - large organisation 1
2 Manager - large organisation 14
3 Employer - small organisation 18
4 Manager - small organisation 23
5 Professional worker - self-emp 7
6 Professional worker - employee 15
7 Interm non-manual - ancillary 30
8 Interm non-manual - supervisor 2
9 Junior non-manual worker 29
10 Personal service worker 8
11 Foreman/supervisor - manual 15
12 Skilled manual worker 33
13 Semi-skilled manual worker 25
14 Unskilled manual worker 10
15 Own account worker (not professional) 26
16 Farmer - employer/manager 2
17 Farmer - own account 1
18 Agricultural worker 5
19 Armed forces 4
20 Inadeq described/not stated 3
-1 Skp,not married/living as married 1549
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
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.
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