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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablesic2003
LabelRespondent: Standard Industrial Classification 2003
Responses
1 Agric+hunt+fishing 57
2 Forestry+logging etc 2
5 Fishing+fish farms 2
10 Mine coal+lignite+pt 11
11 Petrol+gas extractn 12
12 Mine uranium+thorium 0
13 Mine metal ores 2
14 Mine other+quarrying 2
15 Manuf.food+beverages 98
16 Manuf.tobacco prod. 0
17 Manuf.textiles 19
18 Manuf.wearing+fur 36
19 Leather+manuf.shoes 4
20 Manuf.wood+straw+etc 5
21 Manuf.pulp+paper etc 7
22 Publish+print+record 48
23 Manuf.coke+r.pet+nuc 14
24 Manuf.chemicals etc 42
25 Manuf.rubber+plastic 25
26 Manuf.oth.mineral pr 20
27 Manuf.base metals 22
28 Manuf.metal products 48
29 Manuf.m+chinery+etc 62
30 Manuf.office+comptrs 9
31 Manuf.elect.n.e.c. 38
32 Manuf.Radio+TV+comm. 14
33 Manuf.medical+instrm 14
34 Manuf.motor veh+tral 36
35 Manuf.other transprt 33
36 Manuf.furniture+nec 33
37 Recycling 3
40 Electric+Gas+Steam 36
41 Water collect+Purify 7
45 Construction 232
50 Trade+repair motor 66
51 Wholesale trade 62
52 Retail trade 420
55 Hotel+restaurants 168
60 Land transport+pipes 104
61 Water transport 7
62 Air transort 5
63 Support+travel agent 45
64 Post+telecommunicatn 92
65 Financial intermedtn 54
66 Insuranc+pensionfund 33
67 Auxiliary financial 36
70 Real estate activity 32
71 Rent Machinery+goods 10
72 Computer+related act 40
73 Research+development 26
74 Other business actvt 266
75 Pub.admin+defence+SS 236
80 Education 458
85 Health+social work 598
89 Not classifiable 57
90 Sewage refuse dispos 10
91 Membership n.e.c. 14
92 Rec+culture+sport 101
93 Othr service activty 50
95 Private hhold employ 12
99 Extra-territorial 0
998 Not answered 0
999 Don't know 0
Sysmiss 796
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2005: Face-to-Face Survey
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.
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