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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study Nine-Wave Panel Survey, 2005-2010

Variable Details

Variableaaq171
LabelR-Type of Work
Question text From the following, please tell me which best describes the sort of work you do. (If not working now, please tell me what you did in your last job).
Responses
1 Professional or higher technical work (work that requires at 762
2 Manager or Senior Administrator (e.g. company director, fina 598
3 Clerical (e.g. clerk, secretary) 608
4 Sales or Services (e.g. commercial traveller, shop assistant 235
5 Small Business Owner (e.g. shop owner, small builder, restau 136
6 Foreman or Supervisor of Other Workers (e.g. building site f 130
7 Skilled Manual Work (e.g. plumber, electrician, fitter, trai 254
8 Semi-Skilled or Unskilled Manual Work (e.g. machine operator 312
9 Other 334
10 Never worked 33
98 Skipped 0
99 Not Asked 0
Sysmiss 4391
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Nine-Wave Panel Survey, 2005-2010
Interviewer InstructionsValue labels should read: 1 Professional or higher technical work (work that requires at least degree-level qualifications, e.g. doctor, accountant, school teacher, university lecturer, social worker, systems analyst) 2 Manager or Senior Administrator (e.g. company director, finance manager, personnel manager, senior sales manager, senior local government officer) 3 Clerical (e.g. clerk, secretary) 4 Sales or Services (e.g. commercial traveller, shop assistant, nursery nurse, care assistant, paramedic) 5 Small Business Owner (e.g. shop owner, small builder, restaurant owner) 6 Foreman or Supervisor of Other Workers (e.g. building site foreman, supervisor of cleaning workers) 7 Skilled Manual Work (e.g. plumber, electrician, fitter, train driver, cook, hairdresser) 8 Semi-Skilled or Unskilled Manual Work (e.g. machine operator, assembler, postman, waitress, cleaner, labourer, driver, bar-worker, call-centre worker)
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2005-2009.;National
SamplingQuota sample
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort; The dataset contains six survey waves.
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