Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

ONS Opinions Survey, March 2009

Variable Details

VariableXSOC2000
LabelStandard Occupational Classification - SOC2000 - without dots
Responses
1111 Senior officials in national gov 0
1112 Directors & chief execs of maj orgs 4
1113 Senior officials in local gov 0
1114 Sen. officials spec interest orgs 0
1121 Prod. works & maintenance managers 19
1122 Managers in construction 8
1123 Managers in mining and energy 0
1131 Financial managers & chartered secs 7
1132 Marketing and sales managers 14
1133 Purchasing managers 3
1134 Advertising & public rel managers 0
1135 Pers training & ind rel mngers 7
1136 Info & communication technol mngers 8
1137 Research and development managers 2
1141 Quality assurance managers 1
1142 Customer care managers 4
1151 Financial institution managers 5
1152 Office managers 13
1161 Transport and distribution managers 4
1162 Storage and warehouse managers 1
1163 Retail and wholesale managers 8
1171 Officers in armed forces 1
1172 Police officers (inspectrs & above) 0
1173 Snr officers fire, amb, prson et al 2
1174 Security managers 1
1181 Hospital and health service mngers 2
1182 Pharmacy managers 0
1183 Healthcare practice managers 1
1184 Social services managers 3
1185 Residential and day care managers 1
1211 Farm managers 0
1212 Natural environ & cons managers 0
1219 Mngr anml hsbndry, frst, fish nec. 0
1221 Hotel and accommodation managers 4
1222 Conference and exhibition managers 1
1223 Restaurant and catering managers 4
1224 Publicans & managrs licensed prmses 6
1225 Leisure and sports managers 3
1226 Travel agency managers 0
1231 Property, housing and land managers 1
1232 Garage managers and proprietors 1
1233 Hairdrs & beauty slon mngr & props 0
1234 Shopkprs, wholesale & retail dealrs 7
1235 Recyc and refuse disposal managers 1
1239 Mngers and prop. In other srvcs NEC 6
2111 Chemists 1
2112 Bio scientists and biochemists 1
2113 Physts, geologists & meteorologists 1
2121 Civil engineers 2
2122 Mechanical engineers 3
2123 Electrical engineers 1
2124 Electronics engineers 1
2125 Chemical engineers 0
2126 Design and development engineers 2
2127 Production and process engineers 1
2128 Planning and qlty control engineers 0
2129 Engineering professionals n.e.c. 3
2131 IT strategy and planning prfsnals 4
2132 Software professionals 8
2211 Medical practitioners 9
2212 Psychologists 0
2213 Pharmacists & pharmacologists 1
2214 Ophthalmic opticians 0
2215 Dental practitioners 0
2216 Veterinarians 1
2311 Higher educ teaching prfsnals 3
2312 Further educ teaching prfsnals 5
2313 educ officers,school inspectrs 1
2314 Secondary eductn teaching prfsnals 11
2315 Prim & nurs eductn teaching profs 17
2316 Spec needs educ teaching profs 2
2317 Registrs & sen admins ed establish 1
2319 Teaching professionals n.e.c. 8
2321 Scientific researchers 0
2322 Social science researchers 0
2329 Researchers n.e.c. 2
2411 Solic & lawyers, judges & coroners 4
2419 Legal professionals n.e.c. 1
2421 Chartered and certified accountants 2
2422 Management accountants 3
2423 Mngmnt cons, actuar, econs & statn 0
2431 Architects 2
2432 Town planners 2
2433 Quantity surveyors 3
2434 Chartrd surveyors (not qntity surv) 4
2441 Public service administrative profs 0
2442 Social workers 2
2443 Probation officers 0
2444 Clergy 0
2451 Librarians 2
2452 Archivists and curators 1
3111 Laboratory technicians 5
3112 Electrical & electronic technicians 2
3113 Engineering technicians 3
3114 Build & civil eng technicians 2
3115 Quality assurance technicians 0
3119 Science & eng technicians n.e.c. 2
3121 Archt technols & town plan technics 1
3122 Draughtspersons 3
3123 Building inspectors 1
3131 IT operations technicians 2
3132 IT user support technicians 2
3211 Nurses 20
3212 Midwives 1
3213 Paramedics 0
3214 Medical radiographers 1
3215 Chiropodists 0
3216 Dispensing opticians 0
3217 Pharmaceutical dispensers 3
3218 Medical and dental technicians 2
3221 Physiotherapists 0
3222 Occupational therapists 1
3223 Speech and language therapists 0
3229 Therapists n.e.c. 1
3231 Youth and community workers 3
3232 Housing and welfare officers 4
3311 NCOs and other ranks 3
3312 Police offcrs (sergeant and below) 5
3313 Fire serv off (leading off & below) 1
3314 Prison serv off (below princ off) 3
3319 Protective servcs assoc prfsnls NEC 2
3411 Artists 0
3412 Authors, writers 1
3413 Actors, entertainers 0
3414 Dancers and choreographers 1
3415 Musicians 1
3416 Arts officrs, prdcers and directors 1
3421 Graphic designers 4
3422 Product, clothing & related dsgners 1
3431 Journalists, newsppr & period eds 3
3432 Broadcasting associate prfssnals 1
3433 Public relations officers 0
3434 Photo. & audio-visual equip operats 1
3441 Sports players 0
3442 Sports coaches, instruc & officials 1
3443 Fitness instructors 0
3449 Sports and fitness occupations nec. 0
3511 Air traffic controllers 0
3512 Aircraft pilots and flight enginrs 0
3513 Ship and hovercraft officers 0
3514 Train drivers 0
3520 Legal associate professionals 0
3529 Legal associate professionals N.E.C 0
3531 Estimators, valuers and assessors 2
3532 Brokers 1
3533 Insurance underwriters 1
3534 Fin. & invest. analyst & advisers 5
3535 Taxation experts 1
3536 Importers, exporters 0
3537 Financial and accounting techs 0
3539 Business & related assoc profs nec. 8
3541 Buyers and purchasing officers 3
3542 Sales representatives 8
3543 Marketing associate professionals 0
3544 Estate agents, auctioneers 2
3551 Conservat & environ protection offs 0
3552 Countryside and park rangers 1
3561 Public serv associate professionals 4
3562 Personnel & ind relations offs 5
3563 Vocatn & indust trainrs & instrctrs 6
3564 Car. advis & voction guidnce spcils 1
3565 Inspcts fact, utils & trdng stndrds 0
3566 Statutory examiners 0
3567 Occupl hygnists & health sfty offs 0
3568 Environmental health officers 0
4111 Civil Service executive officers 3
4112 Civil Serv admin offcrs and assists 7
4113 Local gov clerical offs & assists 10
4114 Officers non-gov organisations 1
4121 Credit controllers 3
4122 Accnts wages clerk, bookkeeper 24
4123 Counter clerks 3
4131 Filng & othr recrds assists & clrks 4
4132 Pensions and insurance clrks 1
4133 Stock control clerks 5
4134 Transport and distribution clerks 1
4135 Library assistants & clerks 3
4136 Database assistants & clerks 2
4137 Market research interviewers 1
4141 Telephonists 1
4142 Communication operators 2
4150 General office assistants or clerks 24
4211 Medical secretaries 4
4212 Legal secretaries 8
4213 School secretaries 3
4214 Company secretaries 0
4215 Personal assists & othr secretaries 22
4216 Receptionists 6
4217 Typists 2
5111 Farmers 2
5112 Horticultural trades 0
5113 Gardeners and grounds(wo)men 3
5119 Agricult and fishing trades n.e.c. 1
5211 Smiths and forge workers 0
5212 Moulders, core M346ers, die casters 0
5213 Sheet metal workers 0
5214 Mtl plate wrkrs, shipwrig, riveters 1
5215 Welding trades 2
5216 Pipe fitters 1
5221 Metal mach setter & setter-operator 3
5222 Tool mkrs, tool fters & markers-out 1
5223 Mtl working prod & maintnce fitter 10
5224 Prec instrument M346ers & repairers 1
5231 Motor mechanics, auto engineers 6
5232 Vehicle body builders and repairers 0
5233 Auto electricians 0
5234 Vehicle spray painters 0
5241 Electricians, electrical fitters 8
5242 Telecommunications engineers 5
5243 Lines repairers and cable jointers 0
5244 TV, video and audio engineers 0
5245 Comp engineer, installn & maintnce 0
5249 Elec & electronic engineer n.e.c. 4
5311 Steel erectors 0
5312 Bricklayers, masons 6
5313 Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 1
5314 Plumb, hea & ventilating engineers 1
5315 Carpenters and joiners 14
5316 Glaziers, window fabric and fitters 0
5319 Construction trades n.e.c. 2
5321 Plasterers 1
5322 Floorers and wall tilers 1
5323 Painters and decorators 11
5411 Weavers and knitters 1
5412 Upholsterers 2
5413 Leather and related trades 0
5414 Tailors and dressM346ers 1
5419 Text, garment & related trades nec. 1
5421 Origntrs, compositors & print preps 1
5422 Printers 1
5423 Bookbinders and print finishers 0
5424 Screen printers 0
5431 Butchers, meat cutters 1
5432 Bakers, flour confectioners 1
5433 Fishmongers, poultry dressers 1
5434 Chefs, cooks 6
5491 Glss & cermic mkr, decortr, finshr 0
5492 Furntre mkr, other crft woodworkers 0
5493 Pattern M346ers (moulds) 0
5494 Musicl instrument M346ers and tuners 1
5495 Goldsmth, slvrsmth, prec stone wrkr 0
5496 Floral arrangers, florists 1
5499 Hand craft occupations n.e.c. 2
6111 Nursing auxiliaries and assistants 12
6112 Amb staff (excluding paramedics) 1
6113 Dental nurses 0
6114 Houseprnts and residential wardens 1
6115 Care assistants and home carers 21
6121 Nursery nurses 7
6122 Childminders and rel occupations 7
6123 Playgroup leaders & assistants 2
6124 educal assistants 16
6131 Veterinary nurses and assistants 0
6139 Animal care occupations n.e.c. 2
6211 Sports and leisure assistants 1
6212 Travel agents 0
6213 Travel and tour guides 0
6214 Air travel assistants 0
6215 Rail travel assistants 0
6219 Leisure & travel serv occuptns nec. 1
6221 Hairdressers, barbers 5
6222 Beauticians and related occupations 2
6231 Housekprs and related occupations 1
6232 Caretakers 4
6291 Undertakers and mortuary assistants 0
6292 Pest control officers 1
7111 Sales and retail assistants 46
7112 Retail cashiers/check-out operators 10
7113 Telephone salespersons 2
7121 Collector salsprsns and cred agents 2
7122 Debt, rent and other cash collectrs 0
7123 Rounds(wo)men and van salespersons 0
7124 Mrkt and street traders and assist 1
7125 Merchandisers and window dressers 0
7129 Sales related occupations n.e.c. 2
7211 Call centre agents & operators 0
7212 Customer care occupations 5
8111 Food, drink & tobac process operat 11
8112 Glass and ceramics process oprties 0
8113 Textile process operatives 2
8114 Chem and related process operatives 2
8115 Rubber process operatives 0
8116 Plastics process operatives 1
8117 Mtl mkng & treating procss operatve 0
8118 Electroplaters 0
8119 Process operatives n.e.c. 0
8121 Paper and wood machine operatives 1
8122 Coal mine operatives 0
8123 Quarry workers and related oprtives 0
8124 Energy plant operatives 0
8125 Metal working machine operatives 7
8126 Water and sewerage plant operatives 0
8129 Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. 2
8131 Assemblers (electrical products) 2
8132 Assemblers (veh and metal goods) 3
8133 Routine inspectors and testers 1
8134 Weighers, graders, sorters 0
8135 Tyre, exhaust and windscrn fitters 1
8136 Clothing cutters 0
8137 Sewing machinists 6
8138 Routine laboratory testers 0
8139 Assemblers and routine oprtves nec. 4
8141 Scaffolders, stagers, riggers 0
8142 Road construction operatives 0
8143 Rail constructn & maintnce oprtives 0
8149 Construction operatives n.e.c. 3
8211 Heavy goods vehicle drivers 11
8212 Van drivers 6
8213 Bus and coach drivers 2
8214 Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs 5
8215 Driving instructors 1
8216 Rail transport operatives 1
8217 Seafrer (m navy), brge, lght, boat 0
8218 Air transport operatives 0
8219 Transport operatives n.e.c. 2
8221 Crane drivers 1
8222 Fork-lift truck drivers 2
8223 Agricultural machinery drivers 0
8229 Mobile machine drivers & operatives 1
9111 Farm workers 5
9112 Forestry workers 1
9119 Fishng & agric reltd occupatns nec. 2
9121 Labrers build & woodworking trades 5
9129 Lab oth const trades n.e.c. 0
9131 Labourers in foundries 1
9132 Indust cleaning process occupations 2
9133 Printing machine minders and assist 1
9134 Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers 7
9139 Labrs process & plant opertns nec. 1
9141 Stevadores, dockers and slingers 0
9149 Oth good hndlng & storage occup nec 10
9211 Post wrkr, mail sort, msngr, courir 4
9219 Elementary office occupatns n.e.c. 3
9221 Hospital porters 0
9222 Hotel porters 0
9223 Kitchen and catering assistants 17
9224 Waiters, waitresses 8
9225 Bar staff 6
9226 Leisure and theme park attendants 0
9229 Elmntry persnal servcs occup n.e.c. 0
9231 Window cleaners 1
9232 Road sweepers 0
9233 Cleaners, domestics 30
9234 Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers 0
9235 Refuse and salvage occupations 1
9239 Elementary cleaning occupns nec. 0
9241 Security guards and rel occupations 9
9242 Traffic wardens 0
9243 School crossing patrol attendants 0
9244 School mid-day assistants 6
9245 Car park attendants 1
9249 Elementary security occupation nec. 2
9251 Shelf fillers 7
9259 Elementary sales occupations nec. 5
99998 Refusal 0
99999 Don't Know 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationONS Opinions Survey, March 2009
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain.;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study;monthly (up to year 2000), eight cycles per year (up to April 2005), monthly thereafter.