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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012

Variable Details

VariableY07_Q3
LabelQ3 What was your last occupation?
Question text What was your last occupation?
Responses
1 Farmer 908
2 Fisherman 36
3 Professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accoun 235
4 Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person 749
5 Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a 347
6 Employed professional (employed doctor, lawyer, ac 757
7 General management, director or top management (ma 516
8 Middle management, other management (department he 2247
9 Employed position, working mainly at a desk 3343
10 Employed position, not at a desk but travelling (s 1145
11 Employed position, not at a desk, but in a service 3128
12 Supervisor 619
13 Skilled manual worker 6313
14 Other (unskilled) manual worker, servant 4651
99 (Refusal - only applies in 2003) 146
Sysmiss 80387
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012
Interviewer Instructions[Value 3 should read 'Professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accountant, architect, etc)] [Value 4 should read 'Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person' ] [Value 5 should read 'Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a company'] [Value 6 should read 'Employed professional (employed doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect) [Value 7 should read 'General management, director or top management (managing directors, director general, other director)'] [Value 8 should read 'Middle management, other management (department head, junior manager, teacher, technician)'] [Value 10 should read 'Employed position, not at a desk but travelling (salesman, driver, etc.)'] [Value 11 should read 'Employed position, not at a desk, but in a service job (hospital, restaurant, police, fireman, etc.)']
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: Residents aged 18 and over in 27 EU countries (as of 2011) as well as Croatia (second and third round), Norway (second round), Iceland, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia (all third round) and Turkey (all three rounds).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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