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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablepre_q170
LabelType Work Partner Does
Question text Now, please tell me which best describes the sort of work your husband, wife or partner (where appropriate) does or did. 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), Manager or Senior Administrator (e.g. company director, finance manager, personnel manager, senior sales manager, senior local government officer), Clerical (e.g. clerk, secretary), Sales or Services (e.g. commercial traveller, shop assistant, nursery nurse, care assistant, paramedic), Small Business Owner (e.g. shop owner, small builder, restaurant owner), Foreman or Supervisor of Other Workers (e.g. building site foreman, supervisor of cleaning workers), Skilled Manual Work (e.g. plumber, electrician, fitter, train driver, cook, hairdresser), Semi-Skilled or Unskilled Manual Work (e.g. machine operator, assembler, postman, waitress, cleaner, labourer, driver, bar-worker, call-centre worker), Other, Never worked.
Responses
1 Professional or higher technical work (work that requires at 959
2 Manager or Senior Administrator (e.g. company director, fina 570
3 senior sales manager, senior local government officer) 170
4 Clerical (e.g. clerk, secretary) 697
5 Sales or Services (e.g. commercial traveller, shop assistant 446
6 Small Business Owner (e.g. shop owner, small builder, restau 212
7 Foreman or Supervisor of Other Workers (e.g. building site f 183
8 Skilled Manual Work (e.g. plumber, electrician, fitter, trai 650
9 Semi-Skilled or Unskilled Manual Work (e.g. machine operator 779
10 Other 467
11 Never worked 111
99 Not app 2549
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Nine-Wave Panel Survey, 2005-2010
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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