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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableFTYPEJO2
LabelType of job father did/did before? <when R was 16>? A2.21
Question text Here is a list of different types of job. Which type of job did your father have when you were 16? IF YOUR FATHER WAS NOT WORKING WHEN YOU WERE 16 PLEASE ANSWER ABOUT THE LAST JOB HE HAD BEFORE THEN.
Responses
1 Professional+technical 125
2 Manager+administrator 128
3 Clerical 31
4 Sales 55
5 Service 21
6 Skilled manual 220
7 Semi-skilled or unskilled manual 219
8 Farm worker 27
9 Farmer or farm manager 27
10 Father never had a job 8
11 No father/father not present 39
98 Can't say/can't remember 41
99 Not answered 17
-2 Skip, B+C version 1984
-1 Skip, no self-completion 479
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.
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