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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001

Variable Details

Variablepar1occ
Labelparent's occupation when respondent was aged 16
Question text This card shows different types of jobs. Which one best describes the sort of work your (mother/father) (does now/did when you were aged 16)?
Responses
-1 not applicable 475
1 farmer or farm manager 221
2 farm worker 121
3 skilled manual worker 3029
4 semi-skilled/unskilled manual worker 2520
5 professional/technical work 2021
6 manager/administrator 1908
7 clerical 461
8 sales 395
9 never had job/housewife/permanently sick/disabled 398
10 other 141
11 can't say 255
12 armed forces 53
13 didn't have a job at the time/in education 58
99 not answered/don't know 54
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II, 2000-2001
Interviewer InstructionsCARD C5 IF (mother/father) DIDN'T HAVE A JOB, THEN ASK ABOUT THE JOB ^(SHE/HE) USED TO HAVE. CODE ONE ONLY.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Men and women aged 16-44 living in private households in Great Britain in 2000-2001.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Second wave: the first survey was conducted in 1990-1991.
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