Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

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

Variable Details

Variablebq98_1
LabelR-Type of Work
Question text From this card (CARD BD) please tell me which best describes the sort of work you do. (If you are not working now, please tell me what you did in your last job). The showcard looks like this: 1. Professional or higher technical work Eg, Work that requires at least degree-level qualifications, for example, doctor, accountant, schoolteacher, university lecturer, social worker, systems analyst 2. Manager or senior administrator Eg, company director, finance manager, personnel manager, senior sales manager, senior local government officer 3. Clerical Eg, clerk, secretary 4. Sales or services Eg, commercial traveller, shop assistant, nursery nurse, care assistant, paramedic 5. Small business owner Eg, shop owner, small builder, restaurant owner 6. Foreman or supervisor of other workers Eg, building site foreman, supervisor of cleaning workers 7. Skilled manual work Eg, plumber, electrician, fitter, train driver, cook, hairdresser 8. Semi-skilled or unskilled manual work Eg, machine operator, assembler, postman, waitress, cleaner, labourer, driver, bar-worker, call-centre worker 9. Other (PLEASE SAY WHAT) 10. Never worked
Responses
-2 Refused 6
-1 Don't Know 1
1 Professional or higher technical work 332
2 Manager or senior administrator 206
3 Clerical 181
4 Sales or services 179
5 Small business owner 83
6 Foreman or supervisor of other workers 40
7 Skilled manual work 184
8 Semi-skilled or unskilled manual work 274
9 Never worked 39
10 Other 52
13 Not stated 0
Sysmiss 1935
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.