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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey

Variable Details

Variablezq98_2
LabelPartner-Type of Work
Question text From the same card (CARD BD), 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 10
-1 Don't Know 8
1 Professional or higher technical work 446
2 Manager or senior administrator 287
3 Clerical 240
4 Sales or services 153
5 Small business owner 104
6 Foreman or supervisor of other workers 56
7 Skilled manual work 259
8 Semi-skilled or unskilled manual work 263
9 Never worked 59
10 Other 54
13 Not stated 0
Sysmiss 1573
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2010: Face-to-Face Survey
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Electors resident in Great Britain during 2005.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study; The dataset contains both pre- and post-election survey waves.
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