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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005

Variable Details

Variableb7seg01
LabelSocio-economic Group (old scheme) – 01
Responses
1.1 Employers - large estab 0
1.2 Managers - large estab 0
2.1 Employers - small estab 55
2.2 Managers - small estab 435
3 Prof: Self-employed 7
4 Prof: Employees 209
5.1 Intermed non-man: Ancilliary 764
5.2 Intermed non-man: Foremen 236
6 Junior non-manual 708
7 Personal service 277
8 Foremen & supervisors: manual 197
9 Skilled manual 312
10 Semi-skilled manual 305
11 Unskilled manual 85
12 Own account: non prof 146
13 Farmers:employers & mngrs 3
14 Farmers: own account 3
15 Agricultural workers 32
16 Armed forces 9
-9 Refusal 0
-8 Don't Know 0
-1 Not Applicable 5878
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location1970 British Cohort Study: Thirty-Four-Year Follow-up, 2004-2005
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The original BCS70 sample included all children born in one week in 1970 in the United Kingdom, but waves beyond the initial birth survey have generally only included Great Britain
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort (including rotational panel)
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