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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey, 2007

Variable Details

Variableq2
LabelQ2 What is your current occupation?
Question text What is your current occupation?
Responses
1 Farmer 395
2 Fisherman 16
3 Professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accoun 452
4 Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person 977
5 Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a 530
6 Employed professional (employed doctor, lawyer, ac 943
7 General management, director or top management (ma 413
8 Middle management, other management (department he 2156
9 Employed position, working mainly at a desk 2930
10 Employed position, not at a desk but travelling (s 925
11 Employed position, not at a desk, but in a service 2399
12 Supervisor 319
13 Skilled manual worker 3213
14 Other (unskilled) manual worker, servant 1337
Sysmiss 18629
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey, 2007
Interviewer InstructionsSHOW CARD Q2 AND CODE IN THE GRID BELOW UNDER Q2.<p> [Value 3 should read 'Professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accountant, architect, etc)] [Value 4 should read 'Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person' ] [Value 5 should read 'Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a company'] [Value 6 should read 'Employed professional (employed doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect) [Value 7 should read 'General management, director or top management (managing directors, director general, other director)'] [Value 8 should read 'Middle management, other management (department head, junior manager, teacher, technician)'] [Value 10 should read 'Employed position, not at a desk but travelling (salesman, driver, etc.)'] [Value 11 should read 'Employed position, not at a desk, but in a service job (hospital, restaurant, police, fireman, etc.)']
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Adults (aged 18 years and over) resident in the 27 European Union countries, plus Croatia, Macedonia, Norway and Turkey, in 2007
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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