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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablen2774
Label3I Expects 1st job-job description
Responses
0 Farming area 32
1 Farmer,farm work 150
2 Fisherman 22
3 Forester etc. 18
4 Wrk with animals 73
5 Gardener etc. 38
10 Artistic area 7
11 Painter,sculptor 9
12 Commercial art 90
13 Actors 14
14 Musicians etc. 30
15 Journalist etc. 58
16 Stage,TV manager 4
17 Coaches & sport 23
18 Models 6
19 Commentator, DJ 2
20 Prof,manag,area 23
20.5 10
21 Teaching etc. 613
22 Lawyers,oth prof 288
23 Medicine,vets 130
24 Pilots-air, ship 23
25 Scientific prof 237
26 Nursing, welfare 720
27 Admin,manag 242
28 Technical worker 342
29 Clergymen etc. 9
30 Service area 4
31 Policemen etc. 122
32 Fire,ambulance 11
33 Post, roundsmen 43
34 Drivers & mates 21
35 Salesmen etc. 35
36 Catering,related 253
37 Hairdressers etc 241
38 Shop workers etc 610
39 Caretakers etc. 3
40 Clerical area 242
41 Secretary,typist 615
42 Council,clerical 643
43 Banking etc. 317
44 Machine operator 56
50 Manual area 260
51 Building trades 423
52 Engineering etc. 1115
53 Printing, paper 80
54 Wood workers 230
55 Leather workers 12
56 Textile workers 97
57 Warehousemen etc 39
58 Others- manual 170
59 Miners 17
60 Armed forces 476
61 Merchant navy 58
70 Craftsmen 10
71 Butchers, bakers 57
72 Jewellers etc. 19
73 Clothing workers 22
74 Glassworkers 8
75 Stonemasons 2
76 Other craftsmen 8
80 Unclassifiable 18
91 Prof. non-manual 31
92 Manual 9
93 Too vague 128
94 Dont know 1243
95 Full-time educ 44
96 Training Centre 1
97 Will not work 5
98 On the dole 5
-1 NA 3638
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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