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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableMTYPEJO2
LabelType of job mother did/did before? <when R was 16>? A2.22
Question text Which type of job did your mother have when you were 16? IF YOUR MOTHER WAS NOT WORKING WHEN YOU WERE 16 PLEASE ANSWER ABOUT THE LAST JOB SHE HAD BEFORE THEN.
Responses
1 Professional+technical 80
2 Manager+administrator 31
3 Clerical 123
4 Sales 100
5 Service 65
6 Skilled manual 26
7 Semi-skilled or unskilled manual 186
8 Farm worker 8
9 Farmer or farm manager 5
10 Mother never had a job 235
11 No mother/mother not present 23
98 Can't say/can't remember 60
99 Not answered 16
-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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