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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Workplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2

Variable Details

Variablee15
LabelAverage gross earnings
Question text How much do you get paid for your job here, before tax and other deductions are taken out? If your pay before tax changes from week to week because of overtime, or because you work different hours each week, think about what you earn on average.
Responses
1 £50 or less per week £2600 or less per year 634
2 £51-£80 per week £2601-£4160 per year 730
3 £81-£110 per week £4161-£5720 per year 872
4 £111-£140 per week £5721-£7280 per year 1021
5 £141-£180 per week £7281-£9360 per year 1269
6 £181-£220 per week £9361-£11440 per year 1723
7 £221-£260 per week £11441-£13520 per year 2083
8 £261-£310 per week £13521-£16120 per year 2498
9 £311-£360 per week £16121-£18720 per year 2099
10 £361-£430 per week £18721-£22360 per year 2496
11 £431-£540 per week £22361-£28080 per year 2493
12 £541-£680 per week £28081-£35360 per year 2004
13 £681-£870 per week £35361-£45240 per year 1083
14 £871 or more a week £45241 or more per year 1013
-9 Not answered (99) 414
-6 Multicoded (97) 19
-1 Item not applicable 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationWorkplace Employee Relations Survey, 2004: Cross-Section Survey, 2004 and Panel Survey, 1998-2004; Wave 2
Interviewer InstructionsTick one box only
UniverseCross-section survey: all establishments in Britain with five or more employees and operating in Sections D-O of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC2003). The panel element was conducted with managers from establishments that had taken part in the WERS 98 cross-section management survey.;Employees;Establishments;Managers;Trade union officers;National
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample; Multi-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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