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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variableq3
LabelQ3: What was your last occupation?
Question text What was your last occupation?
Responses
1 Farmer 321
2 Fisherman 22
3 Self-employed professional 79
4 Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person 305
5 Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a company 135
6 Employed professional 329
7 General management, director of top management 179
8 Middle management, other management 864
9 Employed position, working mainly at a desk 1371
10 Employed position, not a desk but travelling 507
11 Employed position, not a desk but in a service job 1339
12 Supervisor 283
13 Skilled manual worker 2578
14 Other (unskilled) manual worker, servant 2085
15 No answer 146
Sysmiss 15714
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q2 AND CODE IN THE GRID BELOW UNDER Q3.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Adults (aged 18 years and over) resident in the 25 European Union countries, plus Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey, in 2003
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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