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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Child Development Study: Activity Histories, 1974-2008

Variable Details

VariableJ80SEG
LabelActivity SEG '80 (s4 first and current work activities)
Responses
1 Employers man-large 20
2 Employers man-small 103
3 Professional self-employed 2
4 Professional employed 72
5 Intermediate non-manager 403
6 Junior non-manager 1255
7 Personal service 306
8 Foremen manual 88
9 Skilled manual 929
10 Semi-skilled manual 690
11 Unskilled manual 287
12 Own account 102
13 Farm employers 3
14 Farm own account 3
15 Agricultural workers 58
16 Armed forces 54
-9 Refused/ other missing 0
-8 Don't know/ Not enough info. 77882
-1 Not applicable 29559
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Child Development Study: Activity Histories, 1974-2008
UniverseAdults in Great Britain born in one particular week in March 1958.;National
SamplingNo sampling (total universe)
Study TypeLongitudinal/panel/cohort
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