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Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 2004-2007

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Variable

s1q55a

Label

S1Q55A Father's job

Responses

-9	Not answered	3039
1	NONE	0
2	Senior officials in national government	5
3	Directors and chief executives of major organisations	120
4	*Senior officials in local government	5
5	**Senior officials of special interest organisations	3
6	Production, works and maintenance managers	228
7	Managers in construction	104
8	Managers in mining and energy	11
9	Financial managers and chartered secretaries	83
10	Marketing and sales managers	190
11	Purchasing managers	12
12	Advertising and public relations managers	11
13	Personnel, training and industrial relations managers	48
14	Information and communication technology managers	122
15	Research and development managers	12
16	Quality assurance managers	17
17	Customer care managers	29
18	Financial institution managers	90
19	Office managers	58
20	Transport and distribution managers	66
21	Storage and warehouse managers	48
22	Retail and wholesale managers	135
23	Officers in armed forces	24
24	Police officers (inspectors and above)	9
25	Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related servi	5
26	Security managers	7
27	Hospital and health service managers	23
28	Pharmacy managers	1
29	Healthcare practice managers	0
30	Social services managers	8
31	Residential and day care managers	6
32	Farm managers	11
33	Natural environment and conservation managers	4
34	Managers in animal husbandry, forestry and fishing n.e.c.	7
35	Hotel and accommodation managers	21
36	Conference and exhibition managers	3
37	Restaurant and catering managers	64
38	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	23
39	Leisure and sports managers	26
40	Travel agency managers	1
41	Property, housing and land managers	47
42	Garage managers and proprietors	36
43	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	0
44	Shopkeepers and wholesale/retail dealers	162
45	Recycling and refuse disposal managers	9
46	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	318
47	Chemists	10
48	Biological scientists and biochemists	17
49	Physicists, geologists and meteorologists	10
50	Civil engineers	82
51	Mechanical engineers	36
52	Electrical engineers	36
53	Electronics engineers	11
54	Chemical engineers	15
55	Design and development engineers	32
56	Production and process engineers	11
57	Planning and quality control engineers	9
58	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	301
59	IT strategy and planning professionals	62
60	Software professionals	103
61	Medical practitioners	148
62	Psychologists	5
63	Pharmacists/pharmacologists	18
64	Ophthalmic opticians	7
65	Dental practitioners	29
66	Veterinarians	11
67	Higher education teaching professionals	69
68	Further education teaching professionals	49
69	Education officers, school inspectors	9
70	Secondary education teaching professionals	104
71	Primary and nursery education teaching professionals	29
72	Special needs education teaching professionals	5
73	Registrars and senior administrators of educational establis	7
74	Teaching professionals n.e.c.	191
75	Scientific researchers	15
76	Social science researchers	2
77	Researchers n.e.c.	8
78	Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners	91
79	Legal professionals n.e.c.	7
80	Chartered and certified accountants	230
81	Management accountants	2
82	Management consultants, actuaries, economists and statistici	48
83	Architects	40
84	Town planners	11
85	Quantity surveyors	26
86	Chartered surveyors (not quantity surveyors)	82
87	Public service administrative professionals	6
88	Social workers	34
89	Probation officers	8
90	Clergy	36
91	Librarians	6
92	Archivists and curators	0
93	Laboratory technicians	17
94	Electrical/electronics technicians	7
95	Engineering technicians	21
96	Building and civil engineering technicians	3
97	*Quality assurance technicians	2
98	Science and engineering technicians n.e.c.	23
99	Architectural technologists and town planning technicians	5
100	Draughtspersons	30
101	Building inspectors	3
102	IT operations technicians	86
103	IT user support technicians	10
104	Nurses	44
105	Midwives	1
106	Paramedics	11
107	Medical radiographers	5
108	Chiropodists	3
109	Dispensing opticians	1
110	Pharmaceutical dispensers	1
111	Medical and dental technicians	10
112	Physiotherapists	2
113	Occupational therapists	1
114	Speech and language therapists	0
115	Therapists n.e.c.	3
116	Youth and community workers	11
117	Housing and welfare officers	25
118	NCOs and other ranks	37
119	*Police officers (sergeant and below)	137
120	Fire service officers (leading fire officer and below)	55
121	Prison service officers (below principal officer)	16
122	Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	6
123	Artists	11
124	Authors, writers	11
125	Actors, entertainers	8
126	Dancers and choreographers	0
127	Musicians	7
128	Arts officers, producers and directors	8
129	Graphic designers	25
130	Product, clothing and related designers	30
131	Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors	23
132	Broadcasting associate professionals	13
133	Public relations officers	8
134	Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators	29
135	Sports players	9
136	Sports coaches, instructors and officials	13
137	Fitness instructors	3
138	Sports and fitness occupations n.e.c.	2
139	Air traffic controllers	3
140	Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	16
141	Ship and hovercraft officers	11
142	Train drivers	13
143	Legal associate professionals	6
144	Estimators, valuers and assessors	32
145	Brokers	36
146	Insurance underwriters	5
147	Finance and investment analysts/advisers	71
148	Taxation experts	10
149	Importers, exporters	2
150	Financial and accounting technicians	4
151	Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.	14
152	Buyers and purchasing officers	18
153	Sales representatives	56
154	Marketing associate professionals	13
155	Estate agents, auctioneers	14
156	Conservation and environmental protection officers	7
157	Countryside and park rangers	2
158	*Public service associate professionals	8
159	Personnel and industrial relations officers	19
160	Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors	21
161	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	3
162	Inspectors of factories, utilities and trading standards	8
163	Statutory examiners	5
164	Occupational hygienists and safety officers (health and safe	26
165	Environmental health officers	7
166	Civil Service executive officers	13
167	Civil Service administrative officers and assistants	92
168	Local government clerical officers and assistants	50
169	Officers of non-governmental organisations	12
170	Credit controllers	5
171	Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial cle	38
172	Counter clerks	21
173	Filing and other records assistant/clerks	6
174	Pensions and insurance clerks	14
175	Stock control clerks	20
176	*Transport and distribution clerks	15
177	Library assistants/clerks	0
178	Database assistants/clerks	6
179	Market research interviewers	0
180	Telephonists	2
181	Communication operators	9
182	General office assistants/clerks	80
183	Medical secretaries	0
184	Legal secretaries	1
185	School secretaries	0
186	Company secretaries	2
187	Personal assistants and other secretaries	1
188	Receptionists	5
189	Typists	0
190	Farmers	132
191	Horticultural trades	5
192	Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen	90
193	Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.	19
194	Smiths and forge workers	1
195	Moulders, core makers, die casters	1
196	Sheet metal workers	14
197	Metal plate workers, shipwrights, riveters	10
198	Welding trades	74
199	Pipe fitters	5
200	Metal machining setters and setter-operators	8
201	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out	16
202	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	160
203	Precision instrument makers and repairers	12
204	Motor mechanics, auto engineers	193
205	Vehicle body builders and repairers	14
206	Auto electricians	3
207	Vehicle spray painters	10
208	Electricians, electrical fitters	252
209	Telecommunications engineers	56
210	Lines repairers and cable jointers	12
211	TV, video and audio engineers	11
212	Computer engineers, installation and maintenance	29
213	*Electrical/electronics engineers n.e.c.	41
214	Steel erectors	5
215	Bricklayers, masons	47
216	Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	25
217	Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers	124
218	Carpenters and joiners	205
219	Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	23
220	Construction trades n.e.c.	312
221	Plasterers	33
222	Floorers and wall tilers	24
223	Painters and decorators	133
224	Weavers and knitters	3
225	Upholsterers	6
226	Leather and related trades	6
227	Tailors and dressmakers	9
228	Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.	11
229	Originators, compositors and print preparers	3
230	Printers	50
231	Bookbinders and print finishers	10
232	Screen printers	1
233	Butchers, meat cutters	31
234	Bakers, flour confectioners	8
235	Fishmongers, poultry dressers	2
236	Chefs, cooks	108
237	Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers	7
238	Furniture makers, other craft woodworkers	21
239	Pattern makers (moulds)	2
240	Musical instrument makers and tuners	2
241	Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers	6
242	Floral arrangers, florists	1
243	Hand craft occupations n.e.c.	3
244	Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	3
245	Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)	6
246	Dental nurse	0
247	Houseparents and residential wardens	2
248	Care assistants and home carers	48
249	Nursery nurses	0
250	Childminders and related occupations	3
251	Playgroup leaders/assistants	0
252	Educational assistants	12
253	Veterinary nurses and assistants	0
254	Animal care occupations n.e.c.	2
255	Sports and leisure assistants	10
256	Travel agents	9
257	Travel and tour guides	1
258	Air travel assistants	7
259	Rail travel assistants	6
260	Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.	3
261	Hairdressers, barbers	16
262	Beauticians and related occupations	3
263	Housekeepers and related occupations	3
264	Caretakers	46
265	Undertakers and mortuary assistants	13
266	Pest control officers	2
267	Sales and retail assistants	163
268	Retail cashiers and check-out operators	5
269	Telephone salespersons	4
270	Collector salespersons and credit agents	4
271	Debt, rent and other cash collectors	13
272	Roundsmen/women and van salespersons	15
273	Market and street traders and assistants	13
274	Merchandisers and window dressers	0
275	Sales related occupations n.e.c.	100
276	Call centre agents/operators	3
277	Customer care occupations	13
278	Food, drink and tobacco process operatives	34
279	*Glass and ceramics process operatives	9
280	Textile process operatives	14
281	Chemical and related process operatives	34
282	Rubber process operatives	5
283	Plastics process operatives	7
284	Metal making and treating process operatives	14
285	Electroplaters	6
286	Process operatives n.e.c.	8
287	Paper and wood machine operatives	12
288	Coal mine operatives	16
289	Quarry workers and related operatives	15
290	Energy plant operatives	8
291	Metal working machine operatives	14
292	Water and sewerage plant operatives	9
293	Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.	25
294	Assemblers (electrical products)	6
295	Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)	12
296	Routine inspectors and testers	21
297	Weighers, graders, sorters	1
298	Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters	5
299	Clothing cutters	2
300	Sewing machinists	10
301	Routine laboratory testers	0
302	Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.	7
303	Scaffolders, stagers, riggers	17
304	Road construction operatives	16
305	Rail construction and maintenance operatives	5
306	Construction operatives n.e.c.	33
307	Heavy goods vehicle drivers	280
308	Van drivers	124
309	Bus and coach drivers	85
310	Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs	198
311	Driving instructors	23
312	Rail transport operatives	20
313	Seafarers (merchant navy), barge, lighter and boat operative	3
314	Air transport operatives	3
315	Transport operatives n.e.c.	8
316	Crane Drivers	4
317	Fork-lift truck drivers	41
318	Agricultural machinery drivers	1
319	Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.	10
320	Farm workers	8
321	Forestry workers	4
322	Fishing and agriculture related occupations n.e.c.	5
323	Labourers in building and woodworking trades	77
324	Labourers in other construction trades n.e.c.	13
325	Labourers in foundries	8
326	Industrial cleaning process occupations	6
327	Printing machine minders and assistants	7
328	Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers	29
329	Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c.	247
330	Stevedores, dockers and slingers	23
331	Other goods handling and storage occupations n.e.c.	143
332	Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers	178
333	Elementary office occupations n.e.c.	11
334	Hospital porters	7
335	Hotel porters	3
336	Kitchen and catering assistants	26
337	Waiters, waitresses	10
338	Bar staff	11
339	Leisure and theme park attendants	2
340	Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c.	3
341	Window cleaners	28
342	Road sweepers	2
343	Cleaners, domestics	50
344	Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers	8
345	Refuse and salvage occupations	17
346	Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	0
347	Security guards and related occupations	62
348	Traffic wardens	2
349	School crossing patrol attendants	0
350	School mid-day assistants	0
351	Car park attendants	3
352	Elementary security occupations n.e.c.	5
353	Shelf fillers	2
354	Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.	4
355	NOTHING/BLANK	0
356	NA	0

Disclaimer

Please note that these frequencies are not weighted.

Location

Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 2004-2007

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