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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablen2292
Label3S Child's 1st job-job description
Responses
0 Farming area 66
1 Farmer,farm work 122
2 Fisherman 14
3 Forester etc. 16
4 Wrk with animals 61
5 Gardener etc. 29
10 Artistic area 70
11 Painter,sculptor 5
12 Commercial art 70
13 Actors 8
14 Musicians etc. 36
15 Journalist etc. 48
16 Stage,TV manager 1
17 Coaches & sport 24
18 Models 2
19 Commentator, DJ 0
20 Prof,manag,area 267
20.5 14
21 Teaching etc. 636
22 Lawyers,oth prof 209
23 Medicine,vets 97
24 Pilots-air, ship 16
25 Scientific prof 316
26 Nursing, welfare 721
27 Admin,manag 263
28 Technical worker 309
29 Clergymen etc. 9
30 Service area 20
31 Policemen etc. 100
32 Fire,ambulance 6
33 Post, roundsmen 37
34 Drivers & mates 14
35 Salesmen etc. 35
36 Catering,related 247
37 Hairdressers etc 226
38 Shop workers etc 649
39 Caretakers etc. 3
40 Clerical area 799
41 Secretary,typist 576
42 Council, clerical 642
43 Banking etc. 231
44 Machine operator 12
47 1
50 Manual area 622
51 Building trades 336
52 Engineering etc. 1005
53 Printing, paper 58
54 Wood workers 149
55 Leather workers 6
56 Textile workers 91
57 Warehousemen etc 28
58 Others- manual 231
59 Miners 16
60 Armed forces 398
61 Merchant navy 35
70 Craftsmen 116
71 Butchers, bakers 29
72 Jewellers etc. 4
73 Clothing workers 12
74 Glassworkers 6
75 Stonemasons 1
76 Other craftsmen 12
80 Unclassifiable 3
91 Prof. non-manual 248
92 Manual 585
93 Too vague 206
94 Dont know 264
95 Full-time educ 57
96 Training Centre 33
97 Will not work 23
98 On the dole 2
-1 NA 3051
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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