Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2005

Variable Details

VariableS2OcSec2
LabelSpouse's occupationl sector[sp emp]Q1288
Question text Which of the types of organisation on this card (does he/she work/will he she be working) for?
Responses
-7 Skp,self-employed 246
-6 Skp,not work/wait 854
-1 Skp,not mar/liv as 1891
1 PRIVATE SECTOR FIRM OR COMPANY Including 841
2 NATIONALISED INDUSTRY OR PUBLIC CORPORAT 24
3 OTHER PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYER Incl eg: 361
4 CHARITY/ VOLUNTARY SECTOR Including, for 25
7 Other answer (WRITE IN) 8
8 Don't know 7
9 Not answered 11
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2005
Interviewer InstructionsCARD (L5/L9).
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.