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Youth Cohort Study of England and Wales, 2004-2007

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Variable

s1q55b

Label

S1Q55B Mother's job

Responses

-9	Not answered	3181
1	NONE	0
2	Senior officials in national government	0
3	Directors and chief executives of major organisations	4
4	*Senior officials in local government	9
5	**Senior officials of special interest organisations	3
6	Production, works and maintenance managers	27
7	Managers in construction	2
8	Managers in mining and energy	0
9	Financial managers and chartered secretaries	36
10	Marketing and sales managers	39
11	Purchasing managers	3
12	Advertising and public relations managers	2
13	Personnel, training and industrial relations managers	29
14	Information and communication technology managers	15
15	Research and development managers	2
16	Quality assurance managers	0
17	Customer care managers	11
18	Financial institution managers	41
19	Office managers	90
20	Transport and distribution managers	6
21	Storage and warehouse managers	5
22	Retail and wholesale managers	55
23	Officers in armed forces	3
24	Police officers (inspectors and above)	1
25	Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related servi	0
26	Security managers	1
27	Hospital and health service managers	29
28	Pharmacy managers	0
29	Healthcare practice managers	11
30	Social services managers	8
31	Residential and day care managers	39
32	Farm managers	2
33	Natural environment and conservation managers	3
34	Managers in animal husbandry, forestry and fishing n.e.c.	3
35	Hotel and accommodation managers	16
36	Conference and exhibition managers	4
37	Restaurant and catering managers	42
38	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	20
39	Leisure and sports managers	11
40	Travel agency managers	2
41	Property, housing and land managers	23
42	Garage managers and proprietors	3
43	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	1
44	Shopkeepers and wholesale/retail dealers	79
45	Recycling and refuse disposal managers	2
46	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	113
47	Chemists	2
48	Biological scientists and biochemists	16
49	Physicists, geologists and meteorologists	0
50	Civil engineers	0
51	Mechanical engineers	0
52	Electrical engineers	1
53	Electronics engineers	1
54	Chemical engineers	0
55	Design and development engineers	0
56	Production and process engineers	0
57	Planning and quality control engineers	2
58	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	4
59	IT strategy and planning professionals	8
60	Software professionals	21
61	Medical practitioners	61
62	Psychologists	13
63	Pharmacists/pharmacologists	27
64	Ophthalmic opticians	9
65	Dental practitioners	13
66	Veterinarians	5
67	Higher education teaching professionals	42
68	Further education teaching professionals	51
69	Education officers, school inspectors	16
70	Secondary education teaching professionals	100
71	Primary and nursery education teaching professionals	266
72	Special needs education teaching professionals	79
73	Registrars and senior administrators of educational establis	24
74	Teaching professionals n.e.c.	600
75	Scientific researchers	3
76	Social science researchers	6
77	Researchers n.e.c.	7
78	Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners	43
79	Legal professionals n.e.c.	2
80	Chartered and certified accountants	119
81	Management accountants	5
82	Management consultants, actuaries, economists and statistici	11
83	Architects	4
84	Town planners	3
85	Quantity surveyors	4
86	Chartered surveyors (not quantity surveyors)	6
87	Public service administrative professionals	7
88	Social workers	108
89	Probation officers	4
90	Clergy	7
91	Librarians	45
92	Archivists and curators	1
93	Laboratory technicians	47
94	Electrical/electronics technicians	0
95	Engineering technicians	0
96	Building and civil engineering technicians	1
97	*Quality assurance technicians	2
98	Science and engineering technicians n.e.c.	5
99	Architectural technologists and town planning technicians	3
100	Draughtspersons	3
101	Building inspectors	0
102	IT operations technicians	24
103	IT user support technicians	4
104	Nurses	650
105	Midwives	59
106	Paramedics	0
107	Medical radiographers	22
108	Chiropodists	5
109	Dispensing opticians	0
110	Pharmaceutical dispensers	20
111	Medical and dental technicians	10
112	Physiotherapists	35
113	Occupational therapists	25
114	Speech and language therapists	18
115	Therapists n.e.c.	44
116	Youth and community workers	48
117	Housing and welfare officers	66
118	NCOs and other ranks	2
119	*Police officers (sergeant and below)	18
120	Fire service officers (leading fire officer and below)	2
121	Prison service officers (below principal officer)	5
122	Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.	3
123	Artists	14
124	Authors, writers	23
125	Actors, entertainers	7
126	Dancers and choreographers	2
127	Musicians	2
128	Arts officers, producers and directors	5
129	Graphic designers	8
130	Product, clothing and related designers	26
131	Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors	17
132	Broadcasting associate professionals	2
133	Public relations officers	13
134	Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators	11
135	Sports players	0
136	Sports coaches, instructors and officials	21
137	Fitness instructors	19
138	Sports and fitness occupations n.e.c.	0
139	Air traffic controllers	0
140	Aircraft pilots and flight engineers	1
141	Ship and hovercraft officers	1
142	Train drivers	0
143	Legal associate professionals	7
144	Estimators, valuers and assessors	5
145	Brokers	11
146	Insurance underwriters	7
147	Finance and investment analysts/advisers	32
148	Taxation experts	11
149	Importers, exporters	0
150	Financial and accounting technicians	4
151	Business and related associate professionals n.e.c.	21
152	Buyers and purchasing officers	6
153	Sales representatives	25
154	Marketing associate professionals	19
155	Estate agents, auctioneers	31
156	Conservation and environmental protection officers	5
157	Countryside and park rangers	0
158	*Public service associate professionals	12
159	Personnel and industrial relations officers	41
160	Vocational and industrial trainers and instructors	23
161	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	8
162	Inspectors of factories, utilities and trading standards	4
163	Statutory examiners	2
164	Occupational hygienists and safety officers (health and safe	12
165	Environmental health officers	2
166	Civil Service executive officers	17
167	Civil Service administrative officers and assistants	127
168	Local government clerical officers and assistants	46
169	Officers of non-governmental organisations	5
170	Credit controllers	9
171	Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial cle	174
172	Counter clerks	142
173	Filing and other records assistant/clerks	23
174	Pensions and insurance clerks	27
175	Stock control clerks	9
176	*Transport and distribution clerks	7
177	Library assistants/clerks	30
178	Database assistants/clerks	24
179	Market research interviewers	4
180	Telephonists	20
181	Communication operators	8
182	General office assistants/clerks	460
183	Medical secretaries	68
184	Legal secretaries	29
185	School secretaries	71
186	Company secretaries	29
187	Personal assistants and other secretaries	476
188	Receptionists	209
189	Typists	13
190	Farmers	19
191	Horticultural trades	3
192	Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen	13
193	Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c.	2
194	Smiths and forge workers	1
195	Moulders, core makers, die casters	0
196	Sheet metal workers	0
197	Metal plate workers, shipwrights, riveters	0
198	Welding trades	2
199	Pipe fitters	0
200	Metal machining setters and setter-operators	0
201	Tool makers, tool fitters and markers-out	0
202	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	3
203	Precision instrument makers and repairers	0
204	Motor mechanics, auto engineers	1
205	Vehicle body builders and repairers	2
206	Auto electricians	0
207	Vehicle spray painters	0
208	Electricians, electrical fitters	3
209	Telecommunications engineers	2
210	Lines repairers and cable jointers	0
211	TV, video and audio engineers	0
212	Computer engineers, installation and maintenance	1
213	*Electrical/electronics engineers n.e.c.	3
214	Steel erectors	1
215	Bricklayers, masons	2
216	Roofers, roof tilers and slaters	0
217	Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers	0
218	Carpenters and joiners	3
219	Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters	0
220	Construction trades n.e.c.	6
221	Plasterers	0
222	Floorers and wall tilers	0
223	Painters and decorators	6
224	Weavers and knitters	2
225	Upholsterers	4
226	Leather and related trades	4
227	Tailors and dressmakers	14
228	Textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.	3
229	Originators, compositors and print preparers	0
230	Printers	4
231	Bookbinders and print finishers	3
232	Screen printers	2
233	Butchers, meat cutters	6
234	Bakers, flour confectioners	10
235	Fishmongers, poultry dressers	1
236	Chefs, cooks	154
237	Glass and ceramics makers, decorators and finishers	6
238	Furniture makers, other craft woodworkers	4
239	Pattern makers (moulds)	0
240	Musical instrument makers and tuners	0
241	Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers	0
242	Floral arrangers, florists	19
243	Hand craft occupations n.e.c.	3
244	Nursing auxiliaries and assistants	80
245	Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics)	4
246	Dental nurse	29
247	Houseparents and residential wardens	26
248	Care assistants and home carers	496
249	Nursery nurses	125
250	Childminders and related occupations	205
251	Playgroup leaders/assistants	48
252	Educational assistants	522
253	Veterinary nurses and assistants	3
254	Animal care occupations n.e.c.	7
255	Sports and leisure assistants	6
256	Travel agents	29
257	Travel and tour guides	5
258	Air travel assistants	11
259	Rail travel assistants	3
260	Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c.	2
261	Hairdressers, barbers	122
262	Beauticians and related occupations	22
263	Housekeepers and related occupations	32
264	Caretakers	13
265	Undertakers and mortuary assistants	3
266	Pest control officers	0
267	Sales and retail assistants	795
268	Retail cashiers and check-out operators	140
269	Telephone salespersons	14
270	Collector salespersons and credit agents	3
271	Debt, rent and other cash collectors	14
272	Roundsmen/women and van salespersons	1
273	Market and street traders and assistants	2
274	Merchandisers and window dressers	8
275	Sales related occupations n.e.c.	28
276	Call centre agents/operators	15
277	Customer care occupations	79
278	Food, drink and tobacco process operatives	18
279	*Glass and ceramics process operatives	0
280	Textile process operatives	5
281	Chemical and related process operatives	1
282	Rubber process operatives	2
283	Plastics process operatives	2
284	Metal making and treating process operatives	0
285	Electroplaters	1
286	Process operatives n.e.c.	2
287	Paper and wood machine operatives	2
288	Coal mine operatives	0
289	Quarry workers and related operatives	0
290	Energy plant operatives	0
291	Metal working machine operatives	1
292	Water and sewerage plant operatives	1
293	Plant and machine operatives n.e.c.	6
294	Assemblers (electrical products)	15
295	Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods)	9
296	Routine inspectors and testers	5
297	Weighers, graders, sorters	2
298	Tyre, exhaust and windscreen fitters	0
299	Clothing cutters	1
300	Sewing machinists	54
301	Routine laboratory testers	5
302	Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.	9
303	Scaffolders, stagers, riggers	0
304	Road construction operatives	0
305	Rail construction and maintenance operatives	0
306	Construction operatives n.e.c.	2
307	Heavy goods vehicle drivers	1
308	Van drivers	13
309	Bus and coach drivers	13
310	Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs	13
311	Driving instructors	4
312	Rail transport operatives	0
313	Seafarers (merchant navy), barge, lighter and boat operative	0
314	Air transport operatives	0
315	Transport operatives n.e.c.	1
316	Crane Drivers	0
317	Fork-lift truck drivers	0
318	Agricultural machinery drivers	0
319	Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c.	1
320	Farm workers	5
321	Forestry workers	0
322	Fishing and agriculture related occupations n.e.c.	2
323	Labourers in building and woodworking trades	5
324	Labourers in other construction trades n.e.c.	1
325	Labourers in foundries	0
326	Industrial cleaning process occupations	1
327	Printing machine minders and assistants	3
328	Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers	22
329	Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c.	137
330	Stevedores, dockers and slingers	1
331	Other goods handling and storage occupations n.e.c.	55
332	Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers	50
333	Elementary office occupations n.e.c.	24
334	Hospital porters	4
335	Hotel porters	0
336	Kitchen and catering assistants	191
337	Waiters, waitresses	46
338	Bar staff	50
339	Leisure and theme park attendants	1
340	Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c.	5
341	Window cleaners	1
342	Road sweepers	1
343	Cleaners, domestics	406
344	Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers	20
345	Refuse and salvage occupations	3
346	Elementary cleaning occupations n.e.c.	0
347	Security guards and related occupations	18
348	Traffic wardens	1
349	School crossing patrol attendants	12
350	School mid-day assistants	168
351	Car park attendants	0
352	Elementary security occupations n.e.c.	2
353	Shelf fillers	43
354	Elementary sales occupations n.e.c.	2
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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