Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey

Variable Details

Variableaq58b
LabelPartner's Occupation
Question text From the same card, please tell me which best describes the sort of work your (husband/wife/partner) does (or did in (his/her) last job).
Responses
1 Professional or higher technical work 399
2 Manager or senior administrator 274
3 Clerical 222
4 Sales or services 205
5 Small business owner 115
6 Foreman or supervisor of other workers 70
7 Skilled manual work 297
8 Semi-skilled or unskilled manual work 311
9 Other (WRITE IN) 129
10 Never worked 54
98 Refused 1
99 Don't know 2714
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD GG (AGAIN). IF ‘other’ AT [Aq58b], [OthSpe27], WRITE IN OTHER ANSWER GIVEN. OPEN QUESTION (MAXIMUM OF 60 CHARACTERS).
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2005.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study. The dataset contains both pre- and post-election survey waves.