Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Welsh Election Study (Wales Life and Times Study), 2001

Variable Details

VariableR2SOC
LabelQ266. Standard Occupational Classification
Responses
-2 Skip, ask partner 73
-1 Skip, never had a job 43
0 Never had a job 0
100 General administration:nat governmentt 5 2
101 General managers:large company 0
102 Local government office 4
103 General administration:nat government 6 3
110 Prod.works and maintenance man 9
111 Managers: build and construct 4
112 Clerks of works 0
113 Managers:mining and energy 0
120 Treasurers and Co.finance man 2
121 Marketing and sales managers 11
122 Purchasing managers 1
123 Advertising and public relations managers 1
124 Personnel & training & industrial relations managers 0
125 Org & meth & work study managers 0
126 Computer system and DP managers 2
127 Company secretaries 3
130 Credit Controllers 0
131 Bank, Building society and PO managers 3
132 Civil service executive off. 5
139 Other financial and Office managers 10
140 Transport managers 0
141 Stores controllers 1
142 Man.warehousing and other mat.handling 1
150 Officers UK armed services 0
151 Officers foreign and Comm.armed services 0
152 Police officers inspector+ 0
153 Fire service station off+ 0
154 Prison officers Principle+ 0
155 Customs and excise,immig CPO+,Surv+ 0
160 Farm owners and Man,horticulturists 7
169 Oth managers,farm,hort.forest,fishing 0
170 Property and estate man. 4
171 Garage man and proprietors 1
172 Hairdressers and barbers man and prop 0
173 Hotel and accomodation managers 4
174 Restaurant and catering man 5
175 Publicans, innkeep and club stewards 6
176 Entertainment and sports man. 3
177 Travel agency managers 0
178 Man & prop:butchers & fishmongers 0
179 Man & prop:service industries 28
190 Officials:TA,TU,charities,prof.bodies 0
191 Registrars & admin education 1
199 Other manager & administrators nec 9
200 Chemists 0
201 Bio.scient & biochemists 7
202 Physicists, geologists & meteorologists 0
209 Other natural scientists 0
210 Engineers:civil, struct, muncip, mining & quarry 3
211 Mechanical engineers 0
212 Electrical engineers 0
213 Electronic engineers 3
214 Software engineers 4
215 Chemical engineers 2
216 Design & dev engineers 2
217 Process & prod.engineers 0
218 Planning & quality control engineers 2
219 Oth.engineers & technologists 0
220 Medical practioners 4
221 Pharmacists/pharmacologists 1
222 Ophthalmic opticians 0
223 Dental practioners 1
224 Veterinarians 0
230 University & polytechnic teaching professionals 13
231 H&FE teaching professionals 7
232 Education officer, school inspectors 1
233 Secondary education teaching prof 20
234 Primary & nursery teaching prof 15
235 Special education teaching prof 2
239 Oth.teaching professionals nec 2
240 Judges & court officers 0
241 Barristers & advocates 0
242 Solicitors 3
250 Accountants:Chartered & certif. 5
251 Accountants:management 2
252 Actuaries, economist, statisticians 0
253 Management consultants 0
260 Architects 0
261 Town planners 0
262 Surveyors:building, land, mining, gen.pract 2
270 Librarians 0
271 Archivists & curators 0
290 Psychologists 0
291 Oth.social & behavioural scientists 0
292 Clergy 1
293 Social workers, probation officers 8
300 Laboratory technicians 0
301 Engineering technicians 2
302 Technicians:electrical/electronic 2
303 Technicians:Architect & town planning 1
304 Technicians:Building & civil engineering 1
309 Oth.scientific technicians nec 1
310 Draughtspersons 1
311 Building inspectors 1
312 Quantity surveyors 0
313 Surveyors:marine, insurance, other 0
320 Computer analyst/programmers 4
330 Air traf.planners & controllers 0
331 Aircraft officers 1
332 Ship & hover.officers 0
340 Nurses 19
341 Midwives 5
342 Medical radiographers 0
343 Physiotherapists 1
344 Chiropodists 1
345 Dispensing opticians 0
346 Med.tech. & dental auxiliaries 2
347 Therapists:occ,speech,psycho, 0
348 Environmental health officers 0
349 Oth.health associate profs 1
350 Legal service & rel.occup 0
360 Estimators 0
361 Underwriters, claims assessors, brokers,investment an 5
362 Taxation experts 0
363 Personnel, ind.rel.officers 0
364 Org & method, work study off 0
370 Matrons, houseparents 4
371 Welfare & community & youth workers 9
380 Authors, writers, journalists 0
381 Artists, community art, graphic designers 1
382 Industrial designers 0
383 Clothing designers 0
384 Actors, ent, stg man, producers, directors 0
385 Musicians 1
386 Photographers 1
387 Professional athletes, sports officials 5
390 Information officers 2
391 Voc & ind.trainers 5
392 Careers advisors & voc.guidance 0
393 Driving instructors ex.HGV 1
394 Inspectors:factory, utility, trading standards 0
395 Inspectors:oth.statutory nec 0
396 Occ.hygienists, safety officers 0
399 Oth ass.prof & tech occup 1
400 Civil Service:admin off & ass 9
401 Local govt:clerical off & ass 12
410 Clerks:accounts, wages, bookkeep 24
411 Counter clerks & cashiers 13
412 Collectors:debt, rent, other cash 1
420 Clerks:filing, computer, oth.records 10
421 Library assistants/clerks 2
430 Clerks, not oth.specified 22
440 Clerks:Stores, despatch, prod.control 3
441 Storekeeper & warehousemen/women 3
450 Medical secretaries 1
451 Legal secretaries 2
452 Typists & WP operators 1
459 Oth.secretaries, PA, typist, WP ops 11
460 Receptionists 4
461 Receptionist/telephonists 0
462 Telephone operators 2
463 Radio & telegraph operators 1
490 Comp.ops, DP ops, oth off.machine ops 2
491 Tracers & drawing off.assistants 0
500 Bricklayers & masons 2
501 Roofers, slaters, tilers, sheeters, cladders 0
502 Plasterers 1
503 Glaziers 0
504 Builders, contractors 4
505 Scaffolders, stagers, steeplejacks, riggers 3
506 Floorers, coverings, carpet, tilers 2
507 Painters & decorators 8
509 Other construction trades 1
510 Lathe setters & ops 1
511 Machine s:boring & drilling 1
512 Machine s:grinding 0
513 Machine s:milling 0
514 Press setters & ops 0
515 Tool makers, fitters, markers-out 2
516 Fitters:Metal work, prod, maint 16
517 Precision instrument make & repair 2
518 Gold, silversmiths & precious stone workers 0
519 Other machine tool setters 5
520 Production fitters 0
521 Electricians, elec.maint.fitters 9
522 Electrical engineers not prof 2
523 Telephone fitters 3
524 Cable jointers & lines repairs 1
525 Radio,TV+video engineers 0
526 Comp.engineers:instal & maint 0
529 Oth.electrical trades 2
530 Smiths & forge workers 0
531 Moulders, core makers, die casters 1
532 Plumbers, heating, ventil.trades 3
533 Sheet metal workers 0
534 Metal plate, shipwrights, riveters 1
535 Steel erectors 4
536 Barbenders, steel fixers 0
537 Welding trades 4
540 Motor mechanics, auto engineers 3
541 Coach & vehicle body builders 0
542 Vehicle body repairers, panel beaters 1
543 Auto electricians 1
544 Tyre & Exhaust fitters 0
550 Weavers 0
551 Knitters 1
552 Warp prepar, bleachers, dyers, finishers 0
553 Sewing machinists, menders, darners,embroiderers 13
554 Coach trimmers,upholsterers+mattress makers 1
555 Shoe repair, leather workers 1
556 Tailors & dressmakers 0
557 Cloth cutters, milliners, furriers 0
559 Oth.textiles garments, trades 0
560 Originators, compositors,print preparers 0
561 Printers 0
562 Bookbinders & print finishers 1
563 Screen printers 0
569 Oth.printing trades 0
570 Carpenters & joiners 8
571 Cabinet makers 4
572 Case & box makers 0
573 Pattern makers moulds 0
579 Oth.woodworking trades 0
580 Bakers & flour confectioners 1
581 Butchers, meat cutters 2
582 Fishmongers, poultry dressers 0
590 Glass, ceramic makers 0
591 Glass, ceramic finishers & decorators 0
592 Dental technicians 0
593 Music instrument makers, piano tuners 0
594 Gardeners, groundsmen/women 1
595 Horticultural trades 0
596 Coach painters, oth.spray 0
597 Facetrained coalmining 3
598 Oth.machin.mechanics 0
599 Oth.craft & rel.occup 1
600 NCOs & oth ranks UK armed forces 1
601 NCos & oth ranks foreign+Comm armed forces 0
610 Police Officers Sergeant & below 8
611 Fire service off. LFO & below 0
612 Prison service below Principal 2
613 Customs & excise, immig 0
614 Traffic wardens 0
615 Security guards & rel.occup 7
619 Oth.security & protective service occup 4
620 Chefs, cooks 11
621 Waiters, waitresses 7
622 Bar staff 14
630 Travel & flight attendents 2
631 Railway station staff 0
640 Ass.nurses, auxiliary nurses 7
641 Hospital ward assistants 0
642 Ambulance staff 1
643 Dental nurses 0
644 Care assistants & attendents 20
650 Nursery nurses 6
651 Playgroup leaders 0
652 Educational assistants 4
659 Oth.childcare & rel.occup 7
660 Hairdressers,barbers 3
661 Beauticians 3
670 Domestic housekeepers & rel.occup 1
671 Housekeepers non-domestic 0
672 Caretakers 3
673 Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers 7
690 Undertakers 0
691 Bookeepers 0
699 Oth.personal & protectiv service occup 5
700 Buyers retail trade 1
701 Buyers & purchasing off not retail 1
702 Importers & exporters 0
703 Air,commodity & ship brokers 0
710 Tech & whole.salesreps 1
719 Oth.sales reps nec 5
720 Sales assistants 45
721 Retail cash desk & checkout ops 9
722 Petrol pump forecourt attendants 0
730 Collector, credit agents 2
731 Roundsmen & van sales persons 1
732 Market & street traders 0
733 Scrap dealers, metal merchants 0
790 Merchandisers 0
791 Window dress, floral arrangers 0
792 Telephone salespersons 2
800 Bakery & Confectionary ops 1
801 Brewery & vinery ops 0
802 Tobacco operatives 0
809 Oth.food drink, tobacco ops 5
810 Tannery prod.ops 1
811 Prep.fibre processors 1
812 Spinners, doublers, twisters 0
813 Winders, reelers 0
814 Oth textiles ops 0
820 Chemical, gas, petroleum ops 2
821 Paper, wood plant ops 3
822 Cutting,slitting paper ops 0
823 Glass, ceramics, kilnsetters 0
824 Rubber, tyre, moulding ops 1
825 Plastics, moulder & extruders 4
826 Synthetic fibre makers 1
829 Oth.chemicals, paper, plastics ops 0
830 Furnace operatives metal 1
831 Metal drawers 0
832 Rollers 0
833 Annealers, hardeners, temperers metal 0
834 Electroplaters, galvanisers, colour coaters 0
839 Oth.metal workers 2
840 Machine tool ops 2
841 Press stampers & auto mach ops 1
842 Metal polishers 0
843 Metal dressing ops 0
844 Shot blasters 0
850 Assemb/line electrical 12
851 Assemb/line vehicles+metal 7
859 Assemb/line other 2
860 Inspectors metal & electric 3
861 Inspectors other manuf 1
862 Packers, bottlers, canners.fillers 10
863 Weighers,graders,sorters 2
864 Routine lab testers 0
869 Oth routine process ops 1
870 Bus inspectors 0
871 Road trans inspectors 0
872 Drivers road goods vehicles 21
873 Bus & coach drivers 4
874 Taxi, cab & chauffeurs 2
875 Bus conductors 0
880 Seafarers MN barge,lighter+boat ops 1
881 Rail trans inspectors 0
882 Rail engine drivers 1
883 Rail signal ops 0
884 Shunters & points ops 0
885 Mech.plant drivers 2
886 Crane drivers 2
887 Fork lift truck drivers 5
889 Oth trans & mach.ops 1
890 Mines & quarries:Washers,screeners & crushers 2
891 Printing machine minders 1
892 Water & sewerage attendents 0
893 Electrical, energy, boiler attendents 1
894 Oilers,greasers,lubricators 0
895 Mains & service pipe layers, jointers 0
896 Constuction & rel ops 3
897 Woodworking machine ops 1
898 Mine ex coal & quarry workers 1
899 Oth plant & machine ops 5
900 Farm workers 4
901 Agric.machine drivers 1
902 All other farming & related 1
903 Fishing & related workers 0
904 Forestry workers 0
910 Coal mine labourers 4
911 Foundry labourers 0
912 Engineering labourers 2
913 Mates: fitters 1
919 Oth.labourers making & processing 5
920 Mates:woodworking trades 0
921 Mates:building trades 1
922 Rail construction workers 0
923 Road construction workers 2
924 Paviors, kerb layers 0
929 Labourers:Build & civ.eng 4
930 Stevedores, dockers 0
931 Goods porters 2
932 Slingers 0
933 Refuse & salvage collectors 0
934 Driver's mates 0
940 Postal workers 4
941 Messengers, couriers 0
950 Hospital porters 1
951 Hotel porters 1
952 Kitchen porters 3
953 Counterhands, catering assistants 16
954 Shelf fillers 3
955 Lift & car park attendents 0
956 Window cleaners 1
957 Road sweepers 1
958 Cleaners, domestics 41
959 Other sales & services 1
990 All other labourers 1
997 Insufficient info 0
998 Not Answered 1
999 All others, miscellaneous 0
9998 Don't know 0
9999 Not answered 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWelsh Election Study (Wales Life and Times Study), 2001
UniverseAdults aged 18+ living in private households in Wales during 2001.;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The study was repeated in 2003 (see SN:5052).