Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableS2NSocCl
LabelSpouse or partner's :social class [pre-SOC2000]best estimate dv:Q1306
Responses
1 I (SC=1) 88
2 II (SC=2) 428
3 III (non-manual) (SC=3) 219
4 III (manual) (SC=4) 244
5 IV (SC=5) 166
6 V (SC=6) 41
7 Armed forces 5
8 Insufficient information 24
-4 Skip, Not working or waiting for work 655
-1 Skip, not married/ civil partner/ living as 1551
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.