Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableRISCO
LabelInternational Standard Classification Occupation Q295
Responses
100 Armed forces 5
1000 Legislators, senior officials and managers 0
1100 Legislators and senior officials 0
1110 Legislators, senior government officials 3
1140 Senior officials of special-interest org 2
1141 Senior officials of political-party org 0
1142 Senior officials of economic-interest org 0
1143 Senior off human, special-interest org 0
1200 Corporate managers 0
1210 Directors and chief executives 3
1220 Production and operations managers 0
1221 Managers agriculture,hunting,forestry,fishing 1
1222 Managers in manufacturing 28
1223 Managers in construction 16
1224 Managers in wholesale and retail trade 24
1225 Managers in restaurants and hotels 19
1226 Managers transport,storage,communications 24
1227 Managers in business services enterprises 19
1228 Managers personal care,cleaning,rel serv 8
1229 Managers not elsewhere classified 25
1230 Other specialist managers 0
1231 Finance and administration managers 51
1232 Personnel and industrial relations managers 13
1233 Sales and marketing managers 48
1234 Advertising and public relations managers 5
1235 Supply and distribution managers 3
1236 Computing services managers 20
1237 Research and development managers 6
1239 Oth spec managers not elsewhere classified 9
1300 Managers of small enterprises 0
1310 Managers of small enterprises 0
1311 Mngr small ent agr,hunting,forestry,fishing 0
1312 Mngr small ent in manufacturing 1
1313 Mngr small ent in construction 6
1314 Mngr small ent wholesale and retail trade 50
1315 Mngr small ent of restaurants and hotels 20
1316 Mngr small ent transp,storage,comm 3
1317 Mngr small ent of business serv enterpr 13
1318 Mngr small ent pers care,cleaning,rel serv 6
1319 Mngr small ent not elsewhere classified 14
2000 Professionals 0
2100 Phys, mathem, engin science professionals 0
2110 Physics, chemists, related professionals 1
2111 Physicists and astronomers 0
2112 Meteorologists 0
2113 Chemists 3
2114 Geologists and geophysicists 0
2120 Mathem, stat, related professionals 0
2121 Mathematicians and related professionals 0
2122 Statisticians 0
2130 Computing professionals 36
2131 Comp systems designers,analysts,programmers 0
2139 Comp professionals not elsewhere classified 0
2140 Architects,engineers,related professionals 0
2141 Architects, town and traffic planners 7
2142 Civil engineers 9
2143 Electrical engineers 3
2144 Electronics, telecommunications engineers 4
2145 Mechanical engineers 6
2146 Chemical engineers 2
2147 Mining engineers, metall,rel professionals 0
2148 Cartographers and surveyors 13
2149 Arch, engin,rel prof not elsewhere class 13
2200 Life science and health professionals 0
2210 Life science professionals 0
2211 Biol,botan,zool and related professionals 5
2212 Pharm, pathol and related professionals 0
2213 Agronomists and related professionals 0
2220 Health professionals (except nursing) 0
2221 Medical doctors 14
2222 Dentists 5
2223 Veterinarians 0
2224 Pharmacists 1
2229 Health prof (not nursing) not elsew class 1
2230 Nursing and midwifery professionals 0
2300 Teaching professionals 0
2310 Coll,univ, higher educ teaching prof 36
2320 Secondary education teaching professionals 54
2330 Primary and pre-primary educ teaching prof 60
2331 Primary education teaching professionals 0
2332 Pre-primary educ teaching professionals 0
2340 Special education teaching professionals 8
2350 Other teaching professionals 0
2351 Education methods specialists 0
2352 School inspectors 1
2359 Other teaching prof not elsewhere class 20
2400 Other professionals 0
2410 Business professionals 0
2411 Accountants 14
2412 Personnel and careers professionals 17
2419 Business prof not elsewhere classified 17
2420 Legal professionals 10
2421 Lawyers 0
2422 Judges 0
2429 Legal prof not elsewhere classified 3
2430 Archiv,libr,related information prof 0
2431 Archivists and curators 1
2432 Librarians,related information prof 2
2440 Social science and related professionals 1
2441 Economists 0
2442 Sociologists, anthropologists, rel prof 0
2443 Philosophers,historians,political scientists 0
2444 Philologists, translators and interpreters 0
2445 Psychologists 0
2446 Social work professionals 10
2450 Writers and creative or performing artists 0
2451 Authors, journalists and other writers 11
2452 Sculptors, painters and related artists 0
2453 Composers, musicians and singers 0
2454 Choreographers and dancers 0
2455 Film, stage and related actors and directors 1
2460 Religious professionals 1
2470 Public service administrative professionals 2
3000 Technicians and associate professionals 0
3100 Physical,engineering science associate prof 0
3110 Physical,engineering science technicians 5
3111 Chemical and physical science technicians 7
3112 Civil engineering technicians 1
3113 Electrical engineering technicians 0
3114 Electronics,telecom engineering technicians 5
3115 Mechanical engineering technicians 0
3116 Chemical engineering technicians 0
3117 Mining and metallurgical technicians 0
3118 Draughtspersons 5
3119 Phys, engin science techn not elsew class 8
3120 Computer associate professionals 16
3121 Computer assistants 0
3122 Computer equipment operators 0
3123 Industrial robot controllers 0
3130 Optical and electronic equipment operators 0
3131 Photogr,image,sound rec equipment oper 6
3132 Broadcasting,telecom equipment operators 0
3133 Medical equipment operators 3
3139 Optical,electr equipm oper not elsew class 0
3140 Ship, aircraft controllers and technicians 0
3141 Ships' engineers 0
3142 Ships' deck officers and pilots 5
3143 Aircraft pilots, related associated prof 5
3144 Air traffic controllers 2
3145 Air traffic safety technicians 0
3150 Safety and quality inspectors 0
3151 Building and fire inspectors 1
3152 Safety, health and quality inspectors 4
3200 Life,science and health associate prof 0
3210 Life,science techn and rel associate prof 4
3211 Life science technicians 0
3212 Agronomy and forestry technicians 0
3213 Farming and forestry advisers 0
3220 Health associate prof (except nursing) 4
3221 Medical assistants 1
3222 Hygienists, health environmental officers 0
3223 Dieticians and nutritionists 0
3224 Optometrists and opticians 0
3225 Dental assistants 0
3226 Physiotherapists and rel associate prof 11
3227 Veterinary assistants 4
3228 Pharmaceutical assistants 1
3229 Health ass prof excpt nursing not else class 0
3230 Nursing midwifery associate prof 0
3231 Nursing associate professionals 69
3232 Midwifery associate professionals 4
3300 Teaching associate professionals 0
3310 Primary education teaching associate prof 0
3320 Pre-primary edu teaching associate prof 0
3330 Special education teaching associate prof 0
3340 Other teaching associate professionals 19
3400 Other associate professionals 0
3410 Finance and sales associate professionals 0
3411 Securities and finance dealers and brokers 5
3412 Insurance representatives 1
3413 Estate agents 6
3414 Travel consultants and organisers 0
3415 Technical and commercial sales rep 34
3416 Buyers 9
3417 Appraisers, valuers and auctioneers 8
3419 Finance,sales associate prof not else class 35
3420 Business services agents and trade brokers 0
3421 Trade brokers 0
3422 Clearing and forwarding agents 0
3423 Employment agents and labour contractors 0
3429 Busines,serv,agnts,trde brokr not else class 0
3430 Administrative associate professionals 0
3431 Adm secretaries, related associate prof 0
3432 Legal related business associate prof 7
3433 Bookkeepers 0
3434 Statistical, mathemat rel associate prof 0
3440 Custom,tax,related gov associate prof 0
3441 Customs and border inspectors 0
3442 Government tax and excise officials 4
3443 Government social benefits officials 0
3444 Government licensing officials 0
3449 Custom,tax,rel gov assoc prof not else class 3
3450 Police inspectors and detectives 0
3460 Social work associate professionals 23
3470 Artistic,entertainment,sports associate prof 4
3471 Decorators and commercial designers 11
3472 Radio, television and other announcers 8
3473 Street,nightclub,rel musicians,singers,dance 1
3474 Clowns,magicians,acrobats, rel associate prof 0
3475 Athletes,sportspers, related associate prof 5
3480 Religious associate professionals 0
4000 Clerks 0
4100 Office clerks 0
4110 Secretaries and keyboard-operating clerks 4
4111 Stenographers and typists 0
4112 Word-processor and related operators 0
4113 Data entry operators 8
4114 Calculating-machine operators 0
4115 Secretaries 89
4120 Numerical clerks 70
4121 Accounting and bookkeeping clerks 0
4122 Statistical and finance clerks 0
4130 Material-recording and transport clerks 0
4131 Stock clerks 14
4132 Production clerks 0
4133 Transport clerks 8
4140 Library, mail and related clerks 0
4141 Library and filing clerks 33
4142 Mail carriers and sorting clerks 0
4143 Coding, proof-reading and related clerks 0
4144 Scribes and related workers 0
4190 Other office clerks 153
4200 Customer services clerks 0
4210 Cashiers, tellers and related clerks 43
4211 Cashiers and ticket clerks 0
4212 Tellers and other counter clerks 0
4213 Bookmakers and croupiers 0
4214 Pawnbrokers and money-lenders 0
4215 Debt-collectors and related workers 0
4220 Client information clerks 26
4221 Travel agency and related clerks 2
4222 Receptionists and information clerks 36
4223 Telephone switchboard operators 8
5000 Service workers,shop, market sales workers 0
5100 Personal and protective services workers 0
5110 Travel attendants and related workers 1
5111 Travel attendants and travel stewards 0
5112 Transport conductors 2
5113 Travel guides 1
5120 Housekeeping, restaurant services workers 0
5121 Housekeepers and related workers 7
5122 Cooks 36
5123 Waiters, waitresses and bartenders 44
5130 Personal care and related workers 0
5131 Child-care workers 67
5132 Institution-based personal care workers 36
5133 Home-based personal care workers 76
5139 Personal care,related workers not else class 0
5140 Other personal services workers 0
5141 Hairdress,barber,beautician, related workers 28
5142 Companions and valets 0
5143 Undertakers and embalmers 1
5149 Other pers service workers not else class 9
5160 Protective services workers 0
5161 Fire-fighters 0
5162 Police officers 20
5163 Prison guards 3
5169 Protective services workers not else class 4
5200 Models, salespersons and demonstrators 0
5210 Fashion and other models 0
5220 Shop,stall,market salespers, demonstrators 207
6000 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 0
6100 Skilled agricultural and fishery workers 0
6110 Market gardeners and crop growers 0
6111 Field crop and vegetable growers 0
6112 Gardeners, horticultural, nursery growers 27
6120 Animal producers and related workers 0
6121 Dairy and livestock producers 0
6122 Poultry producers 0
6129 Animal prod, related workers not else class 0
6130 Crop and animal producers 9
6140 Forestry and related workers 0
6141 Forestry workers and loggers 0
6142 Charcoal burners and related workers 0
6150 Fishery workers, hunters and trappers 4
6151 Aquatic-life cultivation workers 0
6152 Inland and coastal waters fishery workers 0
6153 Deep-sea fishery workers 0
6154 Hunters and trappers 0
7000 Craft and related trades workers 0
7100 Extraction and building trades workers 0
7110 Miners,shotfirers, stone cutters, carvers 0
7111 Miners and quarry workers 0
7112 Shotfirers and blasters 0
7113 Stone splitters, cutters and carvers 0
7120 Building frame and related trades workers 0
7121 Builders 22
7122 Bricklayers and stonemasons 19
7123 Concrete placer,concrete finisher, rel workrs 0
7124 Carpenters and joiners 14
7129 Build frame, rel trade worker not else class 0
7130 Build finishers, related trades workers 0
7131 Roofers 4
7132 Floor layers and tile setters 1
7133 Plasterers 2
7134 Insulation workers 0
7135 Glaziers 4
7136 Plumbers and pipe fitters 18
7137 Building and related electricians 14
7139 Build finisher,rel trde work not else class 0
7140 Painter,building struct cleaner,rel trde work 0
7141 Painters and related workers 18
7143 Building structure cleaners 1
7200 Metal, machinery related trades workers 0
7210 Metalm,welder,sheetmet,structmet prep,rel work 0
7211 Metal moulders and coremakers 0
7212 Welders and flamecutters 11
7213 Sheet-metal workers 10
7214 Structural-metal preparers and erectors 4
7215 Riggers and cable splicers 0
7216 Underwater workers 0
7220 Blacksmiths,tool-makers,related trad work 0
7221 Blacksmith, hammer-smith,forging-press work 1
7222 Tool-makers and related workers 5
7223 Machine-tool setters and setter-operators 13
7224 Metal wheelgrinder, polisher, tool sharpener 0
7230 Machinery mechanics and fitters 36
7231 Motor vehicle mechanics and fitters 17
7232 Aircraft engine mechanics and fitters 0
7233 Agric- or industrmachine mechanic and fitter 0
7240 Electric,electronic equip mech and fitter 0
7241 Electric mechanic, fitters and servicers 0
7242 Electronic mecanic, fitters and servicers 18
7244 Telegraph, teleph installers and servicers 9
7245 Electric line install,repairer,cable jointer 2
7300 Precision,handicraft,printing,rel trade work 0
7310 Precision workers in metal and rel materials 0
7311 Precision-instrument makers and repairers 3
7312 Musical instrument makers and tuners 1
7313 Jewellery and precious-metal workers 3
7320 Potters,glass-makers, related trades workers 7
7321 Abrasive wheel former,potter and rel workers 0
7322 Glass-makers,cutters,grinders and finishers 0
7323 Glass engravers and etchers 0
7324 Glass,ceramics and rel decorative painters 0
7330 Handicrft work wood,textile,leather,rel matr 1
7331 Handicrft work in wood and related material 0
7332 Handicrft work in textile,leather,rel mater 0
7340 Craft printing and related trades workers 0
7341 Compositors,typesetters, related workers 9
7342 Stereotypers and electrotypers 0
7343 Printing engravers and etchers 0
7344 Photographic and related workers 0
7345 Bookbinders and related workers 5
7346 Silk-screen,block,craft textile printers 0
7400 Other craft and related trades workers 0
7410 Food processing and related trades workers 0
7411 Butchers,fishmongers,related food preparers 6
7412 Bakers,pastry-cooks,confectionery maker 6
7413 Dairy products workers 0
7414 Fruit, vegetable and related preservers 0
7415 Food and beverage tasters and graders 0
7416 Tobacco preparers,tobacco products maker 0
7420 Wood treaters,cabinet-makers,rel trad work 0
7421 Wood treaters 0
7422 Cabinetmakers and related workers 10
7423 Woodworking machine setter,setter-operator 0
7424 Basketry weavers,brush makers,rel worker 0
7430 Textile,garment, related trades worker 4
7431 Fibre preparers 0
7432 Weavers, knitters and related workers 2
7433 Tailors, dressmakers and hatters 9
7434 Furriers and related workers 0
7435 Textile,leather,rel patternmakers, cutter 0
7436 Sewers, embroiderers and related workers 0
7437 Upholsterers and related workers 2
7440 Pelt,leather,shoemaking trades worker 0
7441 Pelt dressers, tanners and fellmongers 0
7442 Shoe-makers and related workers 4
8000 Plant and machine operators and assemblers 0
8100 Stationary plant and related operators 5
8110 Mining, mineral-processing-plant operator 0
8111 Mining plant operators 4
8112 Mineralore,stone-processing-plant operator 1
8113 Well drillers,borers and related worker 0
8120 Metal-processing plant operators 5
8121 Ore and metal furnace operators 0
8122 Metal melters,casters,rolling-mill operator 0
8123 Metal-heat-treating-plant operators 0
8124 Metal drawers and extruders 0
8130 Glass, ceramics,related plant operators 2
8131 Glass,ceramics kiln,related machine operator 0
8139 Glass,ceramic,rel plant operat not else class 0
8140 Wood-processing, papermaking-plant operator 9
8141 Wood-processing-plant operators 0
8142 Paper-pulp plant operators 0
8143 Papermaking-plant operators 0
8150 Chemical-processing-plant operators 6
8151 Crush,grind,chemicalmixing machinery operat 0
8152 Chemical-heat-treating-plant operators 0
8153 Chemical,filtering,separating-equip operator 0
8154 Chem-still,reactor opt,except petr, nat gas 0
8155 Petrol,natural gas refin plant operator 0
8159 Chemicalprocess,plant operat not else class 0
8160 Power-Prod. and related plant operators 1
8161 Power-production plant operators 0
8162 Steam-engine and boiler operators 0
8163 Incinerator,watertreatment,rel plant operator 0
8170 Industrial robot operators 0
8200 Machine operators and assemblers 0
8210 Metal,mineralproducts machine operator 0
8211 Machine-tool operators 12
8212 Cement, other mineral prod machine operator 0
8220 Chemical-products machine operators 0
8221 Pharmaceutical,toiletry-prod machine operat 0
8222 Ammunition,explosive products machine operat 0
8223 Metal finish, plating,coatingmachine operat 3
8224 Photographic-products machine operators 0
8229 Chemicalprod, machine operat not else class 0
8230 Rubber,plasticproducts machine operator 0
8231 Rubber-products machine operators 0
8232 Plastic-products machine operators 6
8240 Wood-products machine operators 0
8250 Printing,binding,paperprod machine operat 0
8251 Printing-machine operators 0
8252 Bookbinding-machine operators 0
8253 Paper-products machine operators 0
8260 Textile,fur,leatherprod machine operator 6
8261 Fibreprep,spinning winding-machine operat 0
8262 Weaving- and knitting-machine operators 0
8263 Sewing-machine operators 32
8264 Bleaching,dyeing,cleaning-machine operat 0
8265 Fur,leatherprep machine operat 0
8266 Shoemaking- and related machine operators 0
8269 Textl,fur,leatherprod mach operat n else clas 1
8270 Food,related products machine operator 15
8271 Meat, fishprocess machine operator 0
8272 Dairy-products machine operators 0
8273 Grain- and spice-milling-machine operators 0
8274 Baked g,cereal,chocolateprod machine operat 0
8275 Fruit,vegetable,nutprocess-machine operat 0
8276 Sugar production machine operators 0
8277 Tea, coffee, cocoaprocess-machine operat 0
8278 Brewer,wine, other beverage machine operat 0
8279 Tobacco production machine operators 0
8280 Assemblers 0
8281 Mechanical-machinery assemblers 7
8282 Electrical-equipment assemblers 12
8283 Electronic-equipment assemblers 0
8284 Metal,rubber,plastic-prod assemblers 0
8285 Wood and related products assemblers 0
8286 Paperboard,textile, related prod assembl 0
8287 Composite products assemblers 0
8290 Other machine operat not else class 29
8300 Drivers and mobile plant operators 0
8310 Locomotive engine drivers,related worker 0
8311 Locomotive engine drivers 2
8312 Railway brakers, signallers and shunters 1
8320 Motor vehicle drivers 0
8321 Motorcycle drivers 0
8322 Car, taxi and van drivers 43
8323 Bus and tram drivers 13
8324 Heavy truck and lorry drivers 42
8330 Agricultural,other mobile plant operator 6
8331 Motorised farm, forestry plant operator 1
8332 Earth-moving and related plant operators 0
8333 Crane, hoist and related plant operators 0
8334 Lifting-truck operators 19
8340 Ships' deck crews and related workers 0
9000 Elementary occupations 0
9100 Sales and services elementary occupations 0
9110 Street vendors and related workers 0
9111 Street vendors 0
9113 Door-to-door and telephone salespersons 10
9120 Shoe cleaning,other streetserv element occ 0
9130 Domestic,related helpers,cleaner,launderer 130
9131 Domestic helpers and cleaners 0
9132 Helper,cleaner in office,hotel,other establ 62
9133 Hand-launderers and pressers 13
9140 Building caretakers,window, rel cleaner 0
9141 Building caretakers 19
9142 Vehicle, window and related cleaners 3
9150 Messengers,porters doorkeepers,rel worker 0
9151 Messengers,package,luggage porter, deliverer 33
9152 Doorkeepers,watchpersons,related worker 28
9153 Vendingm,money collect, meter reader,rel work 7
9160 Garbage collectors and related labourers 0
9161 Garbage collectors 3
9162 Sweepers and related labourers 0
9200 Agricultural,fishery,related labourers 0
9210 Agricultural,fishery,related labourers 2
9211 Farm-hands and labourers 9
9212 Forestry labourers 0
9213 Fishery, hunting and trapping labourers 0
9300 Labourer mining,construction,manufact,transp 0
9310 Mining and construction labourers 0
9311 Mining and quarrying labourers 0
9312 Constr,mainten labour: roads,dams,sim constr 10
9313 Building construction labourers 30
9320 Manufacturing labourers 61
9330 Transport laborers and freight handlers 52
9999 Not classifiable 12
-1 skp,never had job 86
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.