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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

VariableY11_Q5
LabelQ5 What was your last occupation?
Question text What was your last occupation?
Responses
0 Armed forces 91
10 Manager 813
20 Professional 1882
30 Technician or junior professional 1415
40 Clerical support worker 2292
50 Service worker 2652
52 Sales worker 1704
60 Skilled agricultural forestry and fishery worker 997
70 Craft and related trades worker 2760
80 Plant and machine operator or assembler 834
90 Elementary occupations 3251
98 Don't know 53
99 Refusal 160
Sysmiss 86623
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Quality of Life Survey Integrated Data File, 2003-2012
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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