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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Sweep 8, 2008-2009: First Deposit

Variable Details

Variablen8seg
Label[SEG2] Curr Job: Socio-economic Group (old scheme)
Responses
-9 Refusal 0
-7 Other missing 0
0 22
1.1 Employers - large estab 0
1.2 Managers - large estab 795
2.1 Employers - small estab 281
2.2 Managers - small estab 463
3 Prof: Self-employed 129
4 Prof: Employees 382
5.1 Intermed non-man: Ancilliary 1794
5.2 Intermed non-man: Foremen 420
6 Junior non-manual 1129
7 Personal service 458
8 Foremen & supervisors: manual 395
9 Skilled manual 605
10 Semi-skilled manual 493
11 Unskilled manual 167
12 Own account: non prof 610
13 Farmers:employers & mngrs 21
14 Farmers: own account 28
15 Agricultural workers 40
16 Armed forces 5
-8 Don't Know 19
-1 Not applicable 1534
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Sweep 8, 2008-2009: First Deposit
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults in Great Britain born in one particular week in 1958 (NCDS respondents were aged 50 at the time of NCDS8).
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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