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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Childhood Data, Sweeps 0-3, 1958-1974

Variable Details

Variablen2411
Label3S Hopes childs 1st job-job description
Responses
0 Farming area 39
1 Farmer,farm work 83
2 Fisherman 2
3 Forester etc. 13
4 Wrk with animals 47
5 Gardener etc. 18
10 Artistic area 98
11 Painter,sculptor 7
12 Commercial art 77
13 Actors 6
14 Musicians etc. 33
15 Journalist etc. 40
16 Stage,TV manager 2
17 Coaches & sport 28
18 Models 5
19 Commentator, DJ 0
20 Prof,manag,area 104
20.5 6
21 Teaching etc. 672
22 Lawyers,oth prof 252
23 Medicine,vets 168
24 Pilots-air, ship 10
25 Scientific prof 295
26 Nursing, welfare 782
27 Admin,manag 197
28 Technical worker 256
29 Clergymen etc. 12
30 Service area 12
31 Policemen etc. 111
32 Fire,ambulance 8
33 Post, roundsmen 7
34 Drivers & mates 14
35 Salesmen etc. 8
36 Catering,related 223
37 Hairdressers etc 196
38 Shop workers etc 165
39 Caretakers etc. 2
40 Clerical area 310
41 Secretary,typist 632
42 Council,clerical 409
43 Banking etc. 173
44 Machine operator 9
50 Manual area 189
51 Building trades 206
52 Engineering etc. 931
53 Printing, paper 36
54 Wood workers 191
55 Leather workers 1
56 Textile workers 53
57 Warehousemen etc 11
58 Others- manual 18
59 Miners 4
60 Armed forces 306
61 Merchant navy 32
70 Craftsmen 40
71 Butchers, bakers 13
72 Jewellers etc. 7
73 Clothing workers 31
74 Glassworkers 3
75 Stonemasons 0
76 Other craftsmen 3
80 Unclassifiable 0
90 1
91 Prof. non-manual 361
92 Manual 110
93 Too vague 389
94 Don-t know 707
95 Full-time educ 70
96 Training Centre 22
97 Will not work 11
98 On the dole 0
-1 NA 5377
Sysmiss 3904
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Childhood Data, Sweeps 0-3, 1958-1974
UniverseAll children in Great Britain born in one particular week in 1958.;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe);See documentation for further details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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