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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableNSSECR
LabelRespondent's location in National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification - Operational Categories
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 10
2 Higher managerial 112
3.1 'Higher professional - 'traditional' employees 102
3.2 Higher professional - 'new' employees 44
3.3 Higher professional - 'traditional' self-employd 18
3.4 Higher professional - 'new' self-employed 5
4.1 Lower prof/higher technical - 'traditional' employees 375
4.2 Lower prof/higher technical - 'new' employees 18
4.3 Lower prof/higher technical - 'traditional' self-employed 29
4.4 Lower prof/higher technical - 'new' self-employed 3
5 Lower managerial 162
6 Higher supervisory 125
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 181
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 98
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 47
7.4 Intermediate engineering 21
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 95
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 3
9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 104
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 7
10 Lower supervisory 240
11.1 Lower technical craft 87
11.2 Lower technical process operative 12
12.1 Semi-routine sales 136
12.2 Semi-routine service 173
12.3 Semi-routine technical 57
12.4 Semi-routine operative 53
12.5 Semi-routine agricultural 7
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 30
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 29
13.1 Routine sales and service 52
13.2 Routine production 77
13.3 Routine technical 145
13.4 Routine operative 183
13.5 Routine agricultural 1
14.1 Never worked 102
15 Full-time student 38
16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described 49
Sysmiss 5
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey
UniverseElectors in Great Britain during 2001.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample: for full details of sampling procedures, please see documentation.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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