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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002

Variable Details

VariableJOBBSPY1
LabelWhich career has best starting pay? Q341
Question text Suppose this young person had the ability to go into any of these careers. From what you know or have heard, which one of these careers would offer him or her the best starting pay?
Responses
1 Nurse 46
2 Computer engineer 1312
3 School teacher 81
4 Lawyer 1083
5 Police officer 338
6 Journalist 55
7 Doctor 405
8 (None of these) 8
98 Don't know 107
99 Not answered 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C8
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.
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