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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010

Variable Details

Variablezq98_2
LabelPartner-Type of Work
Question text From the same card, please tell me which best describes the sort of work your (husband/wife/partner) does (or did in (his/her) last job).
Responses
-2 Refused 108
-1 Don't Know 44
1 Professional or higher technical work 245
2 Manager or senior administrator 116
3 Clerical 98
4 Sales or services 88
5 Small business owner 57
6 Foreman or supervisor of other workers 14
7 Skilled manual work 207
8 Semi-skilled or unskilled manual work 219
9 Never worked 247
10 Other 24
14 Not Stated 0
Sysmiss 1320
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey, 2010
Interviewer InstructionsCARD 40.
UniverseAdults aged 18 and over resident in Great Britain who would self-classify into one of five Census ethnic groups: Black Caribbean; Black African; Indian; Pakistani; Bangladeshi;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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