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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Cohort Studies Teaching Dataset for Higher Education, 1958-2000

Variable Details

Variableb16psoc
Labelbcs70 age 16: social class from fathers occupation (or mothers if missing) (t11.2 + t11.9)
Responses
0 student 167
1 unskilled 174
2 partly skilled 639
3 skilled manual 2584
4 skilled non-manual 717
5 managerial/technical 1921
6 professional 513
-3 parent dead 20
-2 not stated 0
-1 no questionnaire 11997
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Cohort Studies Teaching Dataset for Higher Education, 1958-2000
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: The NCDS datasets include a sample from all children in England, Scotland and Wales born in a particular week in March, 1958. The BCS70 datasets include a sample from all children in England, Scotland and Wales born in a particular week in April, 1970.
SamplingSee main NCDS and the BCS70 documentation for details.
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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