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National Child Development Study: Activity Histories, 1974-2008

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Variable Details

Variable

J90SOC

Label

Activity soc90 (s5,s537,s6,s7,s8 work activities)

Responses

100	General administrators; national government (Assistant Sec/G	28
101	General Managers; large companies and organisations	76
102	Local government officers (administrative and executive func	186
103	General administrators; national govern. (HEO to Senior Prin	147
110	Production, works and maintenance managers	744
111	Managers in building contracting	308
112	Clerks of works	2
113	Managers in mining and energy industries	24
120	Treasurers and company financial managers	276
121	Marketing and sales managers	1138
122	Purchasing managers	62
123	Advertising and public relations managers	169
124	Personnel, training and industrial relations managers	403
125	Organisation and methods and work study managers	12
126	Computer systems and data processing managers	340
127	Company secretaries	148
130	Credit controllers	68
131	Bank, Building Society and Post Office managers (except self	226
132	Civil service executive officers government	127
139	Other financial institutions and office managers n.e.c.	859
140	Transport managers n.e.c.	151
141	Stores controllers	122
142	Managers in warehousing and other materials handling	142
150	Officers in UK armed forces	65
151	Officers in foreign and Commonwealth armed forces	0
152	Police officer (inspector and above)	30
153	Fire service officers (station officer and above)	17
154	Prison officers (principal officer and above)	4
155	Customs&excise, immigration off.s (chief prevent. off. excis	3
160	Farm owners and managers, horticulturists	191
169	Other managers in farming, forestry and fishing n.e.c.	83
170	Property and estate managers	158
171	Garage managers and proprietors	85
172	Hairdressers' and barbers' managers and proprietors	77
173	Hotel and accommodation managers	181
174	Restaurant and catering managers	304
175	Publicans, innkeepers and club stewards	218
176	Entertainment and sports managers	155
177	Travel and tour agency managers	37
178	Managers and proprietors of butchers and fishmongers	28
179	Managers and proprietors in service industries n.e.c.	1114
190	Officials of trade associations, trade unions, prof. bodies	83
191	Registrars and administrators of educational establishments	31
199	Other managers and administrators n.e.c.	1069
200	Chemists research	65
201	Biological scientists and biochemists	95
202	Physicists, geologists and meteorologists	50
209	Other natural scientists n.e.c.	94
210	Civil, structural, municipal, mining and quarrying engineers	105
211	Mechanical engineers general naval	89
212	Electrical engineers professional meter	33
213	Electronic engineers professional	76
214	Software engineers professional	156
215	Chemical engineers	4
216	Design and development engineers	123
217	Process and production engineers	50
218	Planning and quality control engineers	98
219	Other engineers and technologists n.e.c.	206
220	Medical practitioners	389
221	Pharmacists/pharmacologists	70
222	Ophthalmic opticians	17
223	Dental practitioners	30
224	Veterinarians	32
230	University and polytechnic teaching professionals	231
231	Higher and Further education teaching professionals	205
232	Education school inspectors advisor	45
233	Secondary (and middle school deemed sec.) education teaching	907
234	Primary (and middle scH deemed primary) and nursery educ tea	487
235	Special education teaching professionals	94
239	Other teaching professionals n.e.c. teacher dancing	217
240	Judges and officers of the court	27
241	Barristers and advocates	17
242	Solicitors public	256
250	Chartered and certified accountants	293
251	Management accountants	46
252	Actuaries, economists and statisticians	37
253	Management consultants, business analysts	112
260	Architects landscape	79
261	Town planners control	29
262	Building, land, mining and 'general practice' surveyors	116
270	Librarians qualified	29
271	Archivists and curators	24
290	Psychologists	28
291	Other social and behavioural scientists	10
292	Clergy	32
293	Social workers, probation officers	275
300	Laboratory technicians	252
301	Engineering technicians	126
302	Electrical/electronic technicians	51
303	Architectural and town planning technicians	42
304	Building and civil engineering technicians	26
309	Other scientific technicians n.e.c.	195
310	Draughtspersons	187
311	Building inspectors	13
312	Quantity surveyors	58
313	Marine, insurance and other surveyors	6
320	Computer analyst/programmers	573
330	Air traffic planners and controllers	16
331	Aircraft flight deck officers	24
332	Ship and hovercraft officers	70
340	Nurses	1814
341	Midwives	133
342	Medical radiographers	50
343	Physiotherapists	38
344	Chiropodists	19
345	Dispensing opticians	15
346	Medical technicians, dental auxiliaries	87
347	Occupational and speech therapists, psychotherapists, therap	186
348	Environmental health officers	41
349	Other health associate professionals animals	48
350	Legal service and related occupations	80
360	Estimators, valuers	66
361	Underwriters, claims assessors, brokers, investment analysts	362
362	Taxation experts	51
363	Personnel and industrial relations officers	171
364	Organisation and methods and work study officers	129
370	Matrons, houseparents	184
371	Welfare, community and youth workers	598
380	Authors, writers, journalists	234
381	Artists, commercial artists, graphic designers	278
382	Industrial designers and textile designers	50
383	Clothing designers	13
384	Actors, entertainers, stage managers, producers and director	215
385	Musicians	82
386	Photographers, camera, sound and video equipment operators	119
387	Professional athletes, sports officials	132
390	Information officers and technical librarians	82
391	Vocational and industrial trainers	357
392	Careers advisers and vocational guidance specialists	105
393	Driving instructors (not hgv)	72
394	Inspectors of factories, utilities and trading standards	11
395	Other statutory similar inspectors driving	13
396	Occupational hygienists and safety officers (health and safe	71
399	Other associate professional and technical occupations n.e.c	130
400	Civil administrative assistants taxation	373
401	Local government clerical officers assistants health	287
410	Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial cle	1886
411	Counter clerks and cashiers	1136
412	Debt, rent and other cash collectors	81
420	Filing, computer and other records clerks (inc. legal convey	1143
421	Library assistants/clerks press	152
430	Clerks (n.o.s.)	3744
440	Stores despatch production control clerks warehouse	163
441	Storekeepers, warehousemen/women	887
450	Medical secretaries	92
451	Legal secretaries	75
452	Typists and word processor operators	381
459	Other secretaries, personal assistants, typists, word proces	1295
460	Receptionists general office dental	563
461	Receptionists/telephonist	158
462	Telephone operators exchange	160
463	Radio and telegraph operators, other office communication sy	99
490	Computer operators, data processing operators, other office	546
491	Tracers, drawing officer assistants	18
500	Bricklayers, masons fixer	293
501	Roofers, slaters, tilers, sheeters, cladders	70
502	Plasterers fibrous foreman	71
503	Glaziers firm	28
504	Builders, building contractors	249
505	Scaffolders, stagers, steeplejacks, riggers	96
506	Floorers, floor coverers, carpet fitters & planners, floor &	60
507	Painters and decorators	340
509	Other construction trades n.e.c. building	128
510	Centre, capstan, turret and other lathe setters and setter-o	45
511	Boring and drilling machine setters and setter-operators	3
512	Grinding machine setters and setter-operators	13
513	Milling machine setters and setter-operators	30
514	Press setters and setter-operators	9
515	Tool makers tool fitters markers out metal foreman	69
516	Metal working production and maintenance fitters	1184
517	Precision instrument makers and repairers	51
518	Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers	19
519	Other tool setters operators shaper foreman auto	82
520	Production fitters (electrical/electronic)	35
521	Electricians, electrical maintenance fitters	481
522	Electrical engineers (not professional)	35
523	Telephone fitters	111
524	Cable jointers, lines repairers supervisor	26
525	Radio, TV and video engineers	81
526	Computer engineers, installation and maintenance	102
529	Other electrical/electronic trades n.e.c.	125
530	Smiths and forge workers farrier	19
531	Moulders, core makers, die casters	31
532	Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers and related trad	403
533	Sheet metal workers	106
534	Metal plate workers, shipwrights, riveters	156
535	Steel erectors	37
536	Barbenders, steel fixers	8
537	Welding trades	362
540	Motor mechanics, auto engineers (inc. road patrol engineers)	436
541	Coach and vehicle body builders	41
542	Vehicle body repairers, panel beaters	48
543	Auto electricians	36
544	Tyre and exhaust fitters	48
550	Weavers	13
551	Knitters	29
552	Warp preparers, bleachers, dyers and finishers	61
553	Sewing machinists, menders, darners and embroiderers	383
554	Coach trimmers, upholsterers and mattress makers	63
555	Shoe repairers, leather cutters and sewers, footwear lasters	86
556	Tailors, dressmakers	21
557	Clothing cutters, milliners, furriers	42
559	Other textiles, garments and related trades n.e.c.	43
560	Originators, compositors and print preparers	99
561	Printers general	86
562	Book binders and print finishers specialised	46
563	Screen printers	13
569	Other printing and related trades n.e.c.	152
570	Carpenters and joiners	640
571	Cabinet makers wood	78
572	Case and box makers churn foreman	12
573	Pattern makers moulds shop foreman	22
579	Other woodworking trades n.e.c.	21
580	Bakers, flour confectioners	87
581	Butchers, meat cutters	148
582	Fishmongers, poultry dressers	22
590	Glass product and ceramics makers	112
591	Glass product and ceramics finishers and decorators	50
592	Dental technicians denture foreman	31
593	Musical instrument makers, piano tuners	12
594	Gardeners, groundsmen/women	281
595	Horticultural trades	61
596	Coach painters, other spray painters	106
597	Face trained coalmining workers, shotfirers and deputies	41
598	Office machinery mechanics dictaphone	24
599	Other craft and related occupations n.e.c.	1246
600	NCOs and other ranks, UK armed forces	268
601	NCOs and other ranks, foreign and commonwealth armed forces	3
610	Police officers (sergeant and below)	243
611	Fire service officers (leading fire officer and below)	60
612	Prison service officers borstal	44
613	Customs&excise officers, immig (customs:<chief prevent.off.	24
614	Traffic wardens	5
615	Security guards and related occupations	288
619	Other security protective service occupations life	69
620	Chefs, cooks hotel supervisor	713
621	Waiters, waitresses	421
622	Bar staff	929
630	Travel and flight attendants	144
631	Railway station staff	22
640	Assistant nurses, nursing auxiliaries	372
641	Hospital ward assistants	125
642	Ambulance staff	38
643	Dental nurses	97
644	Care assistants and attendants old	885
650	Nursery nurses creche	225
651	Playgroup leaders	89
652	Educational assistants	518
659	Other childcare and related occupations n.e.c.	867
660	Hairdressers, barbers coiffeur	360
661	Beauticians and related occupations	92
670	Domestic housekeepers and related occupations	78
671	Housekeepers (non-domestic)	24
672	Caretakers school	98
673	Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers	119
690	Undertakers funeral director	9
691	Bookmakers manager	16
699	Other personal and protective service occupations model)	281
700	Buyers (retail trade)	33
701	Buyers and purchasing officers (not retail)	98
702	Importers and exporters	21
703	Air, commodity and ship brokers	14
710	Technical and wholesale sales representatives	605
719	Other sales representatives n.e.c.	768
720	Sales assistants merchants car	3218
721	Retail cash desk and check-out operators	344
722	Petrol pump forecourt attendants	90
730	Collectors salespersons and credit agents	116
731	Roundsmen/women and van salespersons	196
732	Market and street traders and assistants	73
733	Scrap dealers, scrap metal merchants	2
790	Merchandisers	34
791	Window dressers, floral arrangers	80
792	Telephone salespersons	142
800	Bakery confectionery process hand foreman	91
801	Brewery and vinery process operatives	27
802	Tobacco cutter foreman	12
809	Other food, drink and tobacco process operatives n.e.c.	264
810	Tannery production operatives foreman sueder	41
811	Preparatory fibre processors	33
812	Spinners, doublers, twisters fly	28
813	Winders, reelers	16
814	Other textiles processing operatives hydro	76
820	Chemical, gas and petroleum process plant operatives	215
821	Paper wood and related process plant operatives	55
822	Cutting and slitting machine operatives (paper products etc)	11
823	Glass and ceramics furnace operatives, kilnsetters	14
824	Rubber process operatives, moulding machine operatives, tyre	41
825	Plastic process operatives, moulders extruders goods	108
826	Synthetic fibre makers	4
829	Other chemicals, paper, plastics and related operatives n.e.	56
830	Furnace operatives (metal)	28
831	Metal drawers	4
832	Rollers	6
833	Annealers, hardeners, temperers (metal)	5
834	Electroplaters, galvanisers, colour coaters	24
839	Other metal making treating process operatives steel	82
840	Machine tool operatives (inc. CNC machine tool operatives)	209
841	Press stamping and automatic machine operatives	68
842	Metal polishers	6
843	Metal dressing operatives	11
844	Shot blasters	10
850	Assemblers/lineworkers (electrical/electronic goods)	211
851	Assemblers/lineworkers vehicles metal nutter	200
859	Other assemblers/lineworkers poppy	164
860	Inspectors, viewers testers examiners insulation	138
861	Inspectors viewers testers examiners other manufactured	112
862	Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers	523
863	Weighers, graders, sorters	67
864	Routine laboratory testers paint soil	69
869	Other routine process operatives n.e.c. painter	118
870	Bus inspectors	3
871	Road transport depot inspectors and related occupations	5
872	Drivers of road goods vehicles	1261
873	Bus and coach drivers	184
874	Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs	250
875	Bus conductors	12
880	Seafarers (merchant navy); barge, lighter and boat operative	75
881	Rail transport inspectors, supervisors and guards	23
882	Rail drivers railways second)	27
883	Rail signal operatives and crossing keepers	15
884	Shunters and point operatives railways	7
885	Mechanical plant drivers and operatives (earth moving and ci	102
886	Crane drivers	44
887	Fork lift and mechanical truck drivers	205
889	Other transport machinery operatives horse	217
890	Washers, screeners and crushers in mines and quarries	0
891	Printing machine minders and assistants	80
892	Water sewerage plant attendants sewage foreman	22
893	Electrical energy, boiler and related plant operatives and a	38
894	Oilers, greasers, lubricators	6
895	Mains and service pipe layers, pipe joiners	27
896	Construction and related operatives insulator foreman	125
897	Woodworking machine operatives	83
898	Mine (excluding coal) and quarry workers	47
899	Other plant and machine operatives n.e.c.	917
900	Farm workers livestock hand	348
901	Agricultural machinery drivers and operatives	44
902	All other occupations in farming and related	219
903	Fishing and related workers	50
904	Forestry workers	35
910	Coal mine labourers	79
911	Labourers in foundries	13
912	Labourers in engineering and allied trades	55
913	Mates to metal/electrical and related fitters	78
919	Other labourers in making and processing industries n.e.c.	344
920	Mates to woodworking trades workers	13
921	Mates to building trades workers	63
922	Rail construction maintenance track lengthmen	34
923	Road construction and maintenance workers	44
924	Paviors, kerb layers	14
929	Other building and civil engineering labourers n.e.c.	288
930	Stevedores, dockers	22
931	Goods porters	184
932	Slingers	7
933	Refuse and salvage collectors	38
934	Driver's mates scammel	50
940	Postal workers, mail sorters	190
941	Messengers, couriers	151
950	Hospital porters	25
951	Hotel porters	26
952	Kitchen porters, hands	265
953	Counterhands, catering assistants help	494
954	Shelf fillers	180
955	Lift and car park attendants	11
956	Window cleaners	65
957	Road sweepers	32
958	Cleaners, domestics	1629
959	Other occupations in sales and services clearer	43
990	All other labourers and related workers	790
999	All others miscellaneous stage	20
-9	Refused/ other missing	0
-8	Don't know/ Not enough info.	10351
-1	Not applicable	29559

Disclaimer

Please note that these frequencies are not weighted.

Location

National Child Development Study: Activity Histories, 1974-2008

Universe

Adults in Great Britain born in one particular week in March 1958.;National

Sampling

No sampling (total universe)

Study Type

Longitudinal/panel/cohort

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