Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variableaaq173
LabelPartner-Type of Work
Question text Now, please tell me which best describes the sort of work your husband, wife or partner (where appropriate) does or did.
Responses
1 Professional or higher technical work (work that requires at 405
2 Manager or Senior Administrator (e.g. company director, fina 371
3 Clerical (e.g. clerk, secretary) 374
4 Sales or Services (e.g. commercial traveller, shop assistant 191
5 Small Business Owner (e.g. shop owner, small builder, restau 99
6 Foreman or Supervisor of Other Workers (e.g. building site f 102
7 Skilled Manual Work (e.g. plumber, electrician, fitter, trai 274
8 Semi-Skilled or Unskilled Manual Work (e.g. machine operator 316
9 Other 236
10 Never worked 54
98 Skipped 0
99 Not Asked 980
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.