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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablen2771
Label3I Aspirations 1st job-job description
Responses
0 Farming area 39
1 Farmer,farm work 154
2 Fisherman 21
3 Forester etc. 15
4 Wrk with animals 128
5 Gardener etc. 32
10 Artistic area 31
11 Painter,sculptor 22
12 Commercial art 158
13 Actors 41
14 Musicians etc. 76
15 Journalist etc. 105
16 Stage,TV manager 10
17 Coaches & sport 115
18 Models 18
19 Commentator, DJ 5
20 Prof,manag,area 32
20.5 19
21 Teaching etc. 737
22 Lawyers,oth prof 396
23 Medicine,vets 200
24 Pilots-air, ship 49
25 Scientific prof 391
26 Nursing, welfare 1019
27 Admin,manag 311
28 Technical worker 448
29 Clergymen etc. 11
30 Service area 4
31 Policemen etc. 155
32 Fire,ambulance 11
33 Post, roundsmen 44
34 Drivers & mates 39
35 Salesmen etc. 46
36 Catering,related 305
37 Hairdressers etc 291
38 Shop workers etc 380
39 Caretakers etc. 0
40 Clerical area 174
41 Secretary,typist 703
42 Council,clerical 582
43 Banking etc. 287
44 Machine operator 50
47 1
50 Manual area 130
51 Building trades 449
52 Engineering etc. 1314
53 Printing, paper 84
54 Wood workers 258
55 Leather workers 6
56 Textile workers 80
57 Warehousemen etc 26
58 Others- manual 81
59 Miners 10
60 Armed forces 581
61 Merchant navy 67
70 Craftsmen 12
71 Butchers, bakers 45
72 Jewellers etc. 20
73 Clothing workers 38
74 Glassworkers 8
75 Stonemasons 3
76 Other craftsmen 13
80 Unclassifiable 29
91 Prof. non-manual 52
92 Manual 7
93 Too vague 256
94 Dont know 368
95 Full-time educ 12
96 Training Centre 0
97 Will not work 10
98 On the dole 0
-1 NA 3040
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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