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Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 2000-2002

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Variable

NS1SOCF

Label

NS1SOCF Standard Occupational Classification of father consistent with NSSEC

Responses

1	NONE	1794
2	Senior officials in national government	6
3	Directors and chief executives of major organisations	200
4	*Senior officials in local government	5
5	**Senior officials of special interest organisations	6
6	Production, works and maintenance managers	225
7	Managers in construction	112
8	Managers in mining and energy	17
9	Financial managers and chartered secretaries	52
10	Marketing and sales managers	167
11	Purchasing managers	8
12	Advertising and public relations managers	9
13	Personnel, training and industrial relations managers	28
14	Information and communication technology managers	154
15	Research and development managers	18
16	Quality assurance managers	12
17	Customer care managers	18
18	Financial institution managers	138
19	Office managers	54
20	Transport and distribution managers	66
21	Storage and warehouse managers	43
22	Retail and wholesale managers	129
23	Officers in armed forces	37
24	Police officers (inspectors and above)	21
25	Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related servi	16
26	Security managers	10
27	Hospital and health service managers	27
28	Pharmacy managers	3
29	Healthcare practice managers	2
30	Social services managers	4
31	Residential and day care managers	8
32	Farm managers	7
33	Natural environment and conservation managers	7
34	Managers in animal husbandry, forestry and fishing n.e.c.	8
35	Hotel and accommodation managers	24
36	Conference and exhibition managers	1
37	Restaurant and catering managers	77
38	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	40
39	Leisure and sports managers	17
40	Travel agency managers	2
41	Property, housing and land managers	29
42	Garage managers and proprietors	34
43	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	2
44	Shopkeepers and wholesale/retail dealers	142
45	Recycling and refuse disposal managers	6
46	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	200
47	Chemists	19
48	Biological scientists and biochemists	20
49	Physicists, geologists and meteorologists	15
50	Civil engineers	202
51	Mechanical engineers	34
52	Electrical engineers	14
53	Electronics engineers	8
54	Chemical engineers	16
55	Design and development engineers	44
56	Production and process engineers	14
57	Planning and quality control engineers	10
58	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	173
59	IT strategy and planning professionals	66
60	Software professionals	110
61	Medical practitioners	138
62	Psychologists	2
63	Pharmacists/pharmacologists	18
64	Ophthalmic opticians	4
65	Dental practitioners	20
66	Veterinarians	4
67	Higher education teaching professionals	47
68	Further education teaching professionals	72
69	Education officers, school inspectors	2
70	Secondary education teaching professionals	175
71	Primary and nursery education teaching professionals	88
72	Special needs education teaching professionals	6
73	Registrars and senior administrators of educational establis	2
74	Teaching professionals n.e.c.	99
75	Scientific researchers	7
76	Social science researchers	1
77	Researchers n.e.c.	6
78	Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners	89
79	Legal professionals n.e.c.	4
80	Chartered and certified accountants	88
81	Management accountants	2
82	Management consultants, actuaries, economists and statistici	50
83	Architects	56
84	Town planners	8
85	Quantity surveyors	45
86	Chartered surveyors (not quantity surveyors)	70
87	Public service administrative professionals	3
88	Social workers	28
89	Probation officers	6
90	Clergy	45
91	Librarians	6
92	Archivists and curators	2
93	Laboratory technicians	10
94	Electrical/electronics technicians	19
95	Engineering technicians	30
96	Building and civil engineering technicians	2
97	*Quality assurance technicians	3
98	Science and engineering technicians n.e.c.	17
99	Architectural technologists and town planning technicians	3
100	Draughtspersons	35
101	Building inspectors	5
102	IT operations technicians	50
103	IT user support technicians	7
104	Nurses	37
105	Midwives	1
106	Paramedics	5
107	Medical radiographers	2
108	Chiropodists	0
109	Dispensing opticians	1
110	Pharmaceutical dispensers	1
111	Medical and dental technicians	10
112	Physiotherapists	2
113	Occupational therapists	2
114	Speech and language therapists	0
115	Therapists n.e.c.	8
116	Youth and community workers	6
117	Housing and welfare officers	12
118	NCOs and other ranks	34
119	*Police officers (sergeant and below)	134
120	Fire service officers (leading fire officer and below)	49
121	Prison service officers (below principal officer)	26
122	Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	11
123	Artists	9
124	Authors, writers	9
125	Actors, entertainers	7
126	Dancers and choreographers	0
127	Musicians	13
128	Arts officers, producers and directors	7
129	Graphic designers	25
130	Product, clothing and related designers	13
131	Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors	22
132	Broadcasting associate professionals	7
133	Public relations officers	7
134	Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators	19
135	Sports players	1
136	Sports coaches, instructors and officials	9
137	Fitness instructors	4
138	Sports and fitness occupations n.e.c.	4
139	Air traffic controllers	4
140	Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	25
141	Ship and hovercraft officers	5
142	Train drivers	16
143	Legal associate professionals	5
144	Estimators, valuers and assessors	27
145	Brokers	39
146	Insurance underwriters	12
147	Finance and investment analysts/advisers	54
148	Taxation experts	9
149	Importers, exporters	9
150	Financial and accounting technicians	4
151	Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.	19
152	Buyers and purchasing officers	33
153	Sales representatives	101
154	Marketing associate professionals	10
155	Estate agents, auctioneers	15
156	Conservation and environmental protection officers	8
157	Countryside and park rangers	1
158	*Public service associate professionals	3
159	Personnel and industrial relations officers	9
160	Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors	28
161	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	3
162	Inspectors of factories, utilities and trading standards	7
163	Statutory examiners	4
164	Occupational hygienists and safety officers (health and safe	22
165	Environmental health officers	8
166	Civil Service executive officers	12
167	Civil Service administrative officers and assistants	87
168	Local government clerical officers and assistants	51
169	Officers of non-governmental organisations	4
170	Credit controllers	2
171	Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial cle	182
172	Counter clerks	21
173	Filing and other records assistant/clerks	6
174	Pensions and insurance clerks	13
175	Stock control clerks	27
176	*Transport and distribution clerks	20
177	Library assistants/clerks	3
178	Database assistants/clerks	7
179	Market research interviewers	2
180	Telephonists	2
181	Communication operators	6
182	General office assistants/clerks	68
183	Medical secretaries	1
184	Legal secretaries	0
185	School secretaries	2
186	Company secretaries	6
187	Personal assistants and other secretaries	7
188	Receptionists	6
189	Typists	0
190	Farmers	76
191	Horticultural trades	7
192	Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen	74
193	Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.	10
194	Smiths and forge workers	4
195	Moulders, core makers, die casters	7
196	Sheet metal workers	19
197	Metal plate workers, shipwrights, riveters	13
198	Welding trades	86
199	Pipe fitters	15
200	Metal machining setters and setter-operators	44
201	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out	28
202	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	199
203	Precision instrument makers and repairers	17
204	Motor mechanics, auto engineers	203
205	Vehicle body builders and repairers	21
206	Auto electricians	9
207	Vehicle spray painters	5
208	Electricians, electrical fitters	257
209	Telecommunications engineers	98
210	Lines repairers and cable jointers	4
211	TV, video and audio engineers	15
212	Computer engineers, installation and maintenance	37
213	*Electrical/electronics engineers n.e.c.	94
214	Steel erectors	5
215	Bricklayers, masons	77
216	Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	37
217	Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers	126
218	Carpenters and joiners	199
219	Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	39
220	Construction trades n.e.c.	218
221	Plasterers	29
222	Floorers and wall tilers	17
223	Painters and decorators	143
224	Weavers and knitters	3
225	Upholsterers	9
226	Leather and related trades	6
227	Tailors and dressmakers	5
228	Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.	2
229	Originators, compositors and print preparers	6
230	Printers	62
231	Bookbinders and print finishers	9
232	Screen printers	4
233	Butchers, meat cutters	34
234	Bakers, flour confectioners	11
235	Fishmongers, poultry dressers	8
236	Chefs, cooks	100
237	Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers	12
238	Furniture makers, other craft woodworkers	30
239	Pattern makers (moulds)	1
240	Musical instrument makers and tuners	2
241	Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers	9
242	Floral arrangers, florists	2
243	Hand craft occupations n.e.c.	8
244	Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	7
245	Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)	17
246	Dental nurse	0
247	Houseparents and residential wardens	8
248	Care assistants and home carers	30
249	Nursery nurses	0
250	Childminders and related occupations	0
251	Playgroup leaders/assistants	2
252	Educational assistants	4
253	Veterinary nurses and assistants	1
254	Animal care occupations n.e.c.	3
255	Sports and leisure assistants	6
256	Travel agents	4
257	Travel and tour guides	2
258	Air travel assistants	9
259	Rail travel assistants	8
260	Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.	3
261	Hairdressers, barbers	18
262	Beauticians and related occupations	3
263	Housekeepers and related occupations	2
264	Caretakers	38
265	Undertakers and mortuary assistants	6
266	Pest control officers	2
267	Sales and retail assistants	163
268	Retail cashiers and check-out operators	8
269	Telephone salespersons	3
270	Collector salespersons and credit agents	9
271	Debt, rent and other cash collectors	21
272	Roundsmen/women and van salespersons	23
273	Market and street traders and assistants	14
274	Merchandisers and window dressers	1
275	Sales related occupations n.e.c.	39
276	Call centre agents/operators	2
277	Customer care occupations	9
278	Food, drink and tobacco process operatives	30
279	*Glass and ceramics process operatives	2
280	Textile process operatives	16
281	Chemical and related process operatives	33
282	Rubber process operatives	9
283	Plastics process operatives	13
284	Metal making and treating process operatives	11
285	Electroplaters	8
286	Process operatives n.e.c.	12
287	Paper and wood machine operatives	25
288	Coal mine operatives	16
289	Quarry workers and related operatives	13
290	Energy plant operatives	7
291	Metal working machine operatives	55
292	Water and sewerage plant operatives	9
293	Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.	30
294	Assemblers (electrical products)	8
295	Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)	21
296	Routine inspectors and testers	34
297	Weighers, graders, sorters	3
298	Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters	7
299	Clothing cutters	3
300	Sewing machinists	12
301	Routine laboratory testers	3
302	Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.	15
303	Scaffolders, stagers, riggers	24
304	Road construction operatives	22
305	Rail construction and maintenance operatives	4
306	Construction operatives n.e.c.	52
307	Heavy goods vehicle drivers	237
308	Van drivers	96
309	Bus and coach drivers	94
310	Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs	178
311	Driving instructors	31
312	Rail transport operatives	13
313	Seafarers (merchant navy): barge, lighter and boat operative	9
314	Air transport operatives	6
315	Transport operatives n.e.c.	15
316	Crane Drivers	7
317	Fork-lift truck drivers	63
318	Agricultural machinery drivers	0
319	Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.	23
320	Farm workers	11
321	Forestry workers	10
322	Fishing and agriculture related occupations n.e.c.	7
323	Labourers in building and woodworking trades	71
324	Labourers in other construction trades n.e.c.	17
325	Labourers in foundries	5
326	Industrial cleaning process occupations	5
327	Printing machine minders and assistants	3
328	Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers	34
329	Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c.	262
330	Stevedores, dockers and slingers	15
331	Other goods handling and storage occupations n.e.c.	110
332	Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers	123
333	Elementary office occupations n.e.c.	22
334	Hospital porters	4
335	Hotel porters	1
336	Kitchen and catering assistants	31
337	Waiters, waitresses	9
338	Bar staff	6
339	Leisure and theme park attendants	0
340	Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c.	3
341	Window cleaners	21
342	Road sweepers	2
343	Cleaners, domestics	40
344	Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers	6
345	Refuse and salvage occupations	9
346	Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	3
347	Security guards and related occupations	66
348	Traffic wardens	1
349	School crossing patrol attendants	0
350	School mid-day assistants	0
351	Car par attendants	4
352	Elementary security occupations n.e.c.	11
353	Shelf fillers	5
354	Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.	1
355	NOTHING/BLANK	875

Disclaimer

Please note that these frequencies are not weighted.

Location

Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 2000-2002

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