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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British General Election Study, 2001; Cross-Section Survey

Variable Details

VariableNSSECS
LabelSpouse's location in National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification - Operational Categories
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 8
2 Higher managerial 75
3.1 'Higher professional - 'traditional' employees 77
3.2 Higher professional - 'new' employees 12
3.3 Higher professional - 'traditional' self-employd 22
3.4 Higher professional - 'new' self-employed 2
4.1 Lower prof/higher technical - 'traditional' employees 220
4.2 Lower prof/higher technical - 'new' employees 8
4.3 Lower prof/higher technical - 'traditional' self-employed 13
4.4 Lower prof/higher technical - 'new' self-employed 2
5 Lower managerial 75
6 Higher supervisory 54
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 117
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 77
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 25
7.4 Intermediate engineering 10
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 71
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 6
9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 44
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 8
10 Lower supervisory 114
11.1 Lower technical craft 67
11.2 Lower technical process operative 14
12.1 Semi-routine sales 72
12.2 Semi-routine service 100
12.3 Semi-routine technical 29
12.4 Semi-routine operative 48
12.5 Semi-routine agricultural 10
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 23
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 15
13.1 Routine sales and service 30
13.2 Routine production 20
13.3 Routine technical 79
13.4 Routine operative 72
13.5 Routine agricultural 4
14.1 Never worked 0
15 Full-time student 0
16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described 6
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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