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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableGLD5S
LabelSpouse's location in Goldthorpe's 5-class scheme
Responses
1 Salariat 605
2 Routine nonmanual 324
3 Petty bourgeoisie 115
4 Foremen and technicians 132
5 Working class 445
-8 Insufficient/inconsistent information 8
-2 Never had job 0
Sysmiss 1406
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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