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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study Continuous Monitoring Survey, 2008-2010

Variable Details

Variableq117
LabelPartner's Type of Work
Question text And please tell us which best describes the sort of work your husband, wife or partner (where appropriate) does or did. No husband, wife or partner, Professional or higher technical work - work that requires at least degree-level qualifications (e.g. doctor, accountant, schoolteacher, university lecturer, social worker, systems analyst), Manager or Senior Administrator (e.g. company director, finance manager, personnel manager, senior sales manager, senior local government officer), Clerical (e.g. clerk, secretary), Sales or Services (e.g. commercial traveller, shop assistant, nursery nurse, care assistant, paramedic), Foreman or Supervisor of Other Workers (e.g building site foreman, supervisor of cleaning workers), Skilled Manual Work (e.g. plumber, electrician, fitter, train driver, cook, hairdresser), Semi-Skilled or Unskilled Manual Work (e.g. machine operator, assembler, postman, waitress, cleaner, labourer, driver, bar-worker, call centre worker), Other, Have never worked.
Responses
1 Prof, high tech 20
2 Manager,Senior Admin 4308
3 Clerical 3420
4 Sales, Service 2980
5 Foreman, Supervisor 1949
6 Skilled Manual 679
7 Semi,Unskill Manual 2422
8 Semi-Skilled or Unskilled Manual Work (e.g. machine operator 2520
9 Other 1739
10 Have never worked 246
98 2
99 Not applicable 11658
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study Continuous Monitoring Survey, 2008-2010
UniverseElectors resident in Great Britain during 2008-2010..;National
SamplingQuota sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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