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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2003

Variable Details

Variableq15
LabelQ15: What is the current occupation of the person who contributes most to the household income?
Question text What is the current occupation of the person who contributes most to the household income?
Responses
1 Homemaker 94
2 Student 54
3 Unemployed or temporarily not working 194
4 Retired or unable to work through illness 1908
5 Farmer 226
6 Fisherman 8
7 Self-employed professional 247
8 Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person 591
9 Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a company 355
10 Employed professional 395
11 General management, director of top management 299
12 Middle management, other management 975
13 Employed position, working mainly at a desk 776
14 Employed position, not a desk but travelling 554
15 Employed position, not a desk but in a service job 709
16 Supervisor 273
17 Skilled manual worker 1917
18 Other (unskilled) manual worker, servant 562
20 No answer 160
Sysmiss 15960
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2003
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q15. CODE IN THE GRID BELOW UNDER Q15.
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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