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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

Variable Details

Variableseg
LabelSocio-economic group
Responses
-1 Never worked 177
11 Employers in industry, commerce, etc large establishments 17
12 Managers in central and local government, industry, commerce 131
21 Employers in industry, commerce, etc small establishments 57
22 Managers in industry, commerce, etc small establishments 159
30 Professional workers - self-employed 16
40 Professional workers -employees 104
51 Intermediate non-manual workers -ancillary workers and artis 584
52 Intermediate non-manual workers -foremen and supervisors non 96
60 Junior non-manual workers 466
70 Personal service workers 208
80 Foremen and supervisors -manual 80
90 Skilled manual workers 284
100 Semi-skilled manual workers 212
110 Unskilled manual workers 108
120 Own account workers other than professional 164
130 Farmers -employers and managers 5
140 Farmers -own account 6
150 Agricultural workers 16
160 Members of armed forces 3
Sysmiss 94
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey
UniverseBritish Electorate (eligible voters);National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;See documentation for details.
Study TypeCross-sectional (one-time) study
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