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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableY07_Q13
LabelQ13 What is the current occupation of the person who contributes most to the household income?
Question text What is the current occupation of the person who contributes most to the household income?
Responses
1 Responsible for ordinary shopping and looking afte 478
2 Student 155
3 Unemployed or temporarily not working 440
4 Retired or unable to work through illness 4329
5 Farmer 560
6 Fisherman 21
7 Professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accoun 532
8 Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person 1329
9 Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a 834
10 Employed professional (employed doctor, lawyer, ac 880
11 General management, director of top management (ma 726
12 Middle management, other management (department he 2242
13 Employed position, working mainly at a desk 1811
14 Employed position, not at a desk but travelling (s 1189
15 Employed position, not at a desk, but in a service 1546
16 Supervisor 518
17 Skilled manual worker 4567
18 Other (unskilled) manual worker, servant 1143
99 Refusal - only applies in 2003 160
Sysmiss 82067
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012
Interviewer Instructions[Value 1 should read 'Responsible for ordinary shopping and looking after the home, or without any current occupation, not working'] [Value 7 should read 'Professional (lawyer, medical practitioner, accountant, architect etc.)' ] [Value 8 should read 'Owner of a shop, craftsmen, other self-employed person '] [Value 9 should read 'Business proprietors, owner (full or partner) of a company' ] [Value 10 should read 'Employed professional (employed doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect)' ] [Value 11 should read 'General management, director or top management (managing directors, director general, other director)'] [Value 12 should read 'Middle management, other management (department head, junior manager, teacher, technician)'] [Value 14 should read 'Employed position, not at a desk but travelling (salesman, driver, etc.)' ] [Value 15 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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