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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Young Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014

Variable Details

VariableJOBLKER4
LabelWhen you are about 25 years old, what job would you like to be doing?
Responses
1 Accountant 11
2 Actor/actress 0
3 Artist 0
4 Civil servant 14
5 Computer operator 34
6 Conductor 10
7 Construction worker 1
8 Cook 0
9 Dentist 0
10 District collector 34
11 Doctor 417
12 Domestic Worker 1
13 Driver 9
14 Engineer 299
15 Farmer 46
16 Fireman/woman 3
17 Fisherman/woman 0
18 Fulltime parent/Housewife 32
19 Labourer 6
20 Lawyer 14
21 Lecturer 68
22 Market Trader/shop assistant 3
23 Mason 5
24 Mechanic 5
25 Nurse 20
26 Painter/decorator 1
27 Pilot 6
28 Policeman/woman 300
29 Politician 0
30 President/leader of country 0
31 Scientist 9
32 Singer 0
33 Soldier 17
34 Sportsman/woman 8
35 Tailor 21
36 Taxi Driver 2
37 Teacher 393
38 Trader/businessman/woman 3
39 Traditional occupation 2
40 University Student 49
41 Vet 0
42 Other 19
43 Administrative assistant / secretary 1
44 Religious leader/priest/sheik 3
45 Manager 0
48 Factory worker 4
49 Journalist 0
77 Not known 28
79 Refused to answer 2
88 N/A 7
Sysmiss 8
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationYoung Lives: an International Study of Childhood Poverty: Round 4, 2013-2014
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