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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2011

Variable Details

VariableRSOC21sm
LabelSOC 2010 Sub-Major Group - Respondent:dv
Responses
11 Corporate managers and directors 135
12 Other managers and proprietors 100
21 Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 117
22 Health professionals 131
23 Teaching and educational professionals 151
24 Business, media and public service professionals 135
31 Science, engineering and technology associate professionals 44
32 Health and social care associate professionals 48
33 Protective service occupations 43
34 Culture, media and sports occupations 64
35 Business and public service associate professionals 221
41 Administrative occupations 280
42 Secretarial and related occupations 128
51 Skilled agricultural and related trades 28
52 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades 114
53 Skilled construction and building trades 102
54 Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 84
61 Caring personal service occupations 235
62 Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations 82
71 Sales occupations 203
72 Customer service occupations 37
81 Process, plant and machine operatives 137
82 Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 130
91 Elementary trades and related occupations 66
92 Elementary administration and service occupations 345
99 can't compute 30
-1 never had a job > 10 hrs per week 121
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2011
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;See documentation for each BSA year for full details.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; The BSA survey is conducted annually.
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