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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

European Working Conditions Survey, 2015

Variable Details

Variableisco_08_2
LabelISCO_08 2 digit
Responses
1 Commissioned armed forces officers 51
2 Non-commissioned armed forces officers 36
3 Armed forces occupations, other ranks 73
11 Chief executives, senior officials and legislators 549
12 Administrative and commercial managers 677
13 Production and specialised services managers 874
14 Hospitality, retail and other services managers 652
21 Science and engineering professionals 985
22 Health professionals 1348
23 Teaching professionals 2705
24 Business and administration professionals 1188
25 Information and communications technology professionals 512
26 Legal, social and cultural professionals 1031
31 Science and engineering associate professionals 973
32 Health associate professionals 905
33 Business and administration associate professionals 2177
34 Legal, social, cultural and related associate professionals 568
35 Information and communications technicians 269
41 General and keyboard clerks 1413
42 Customer services clerks 839
43 Numerical and material recording clerks 1051
44 Other clerical support workers 467
51 Personal service workers 2776
52 Sales workers 4140
53 Personal care workers 1719
54 Protective services workers 879
61 Market-oriented skilled agricultural workers 1353
62 Market-oriented skilled forestry, fishery and hunting worker 85
63 Subsistence farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers 603
71 Building and related trades workers, excluding electricians 1780
72 Metal, machinery and related trades workers 1349
73 Handicraft and printing workers 273
74 Electrical and electronic trades workers 610
75 Food processing, wood working, garment and other craft and r 1118
81 Stationary plant and machine operators 958
82 Assemblers 245
83 Drivers and mobile plant operators 1740
91 Cleaners and helpers 1927
92 Agricultural, forestry and fishery labourers 554
93 Labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transpo 925
94 Food preparation assistants 292
95 Street and related sales and service workers 68
96 Refuse workers and other elementary workers 797
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationEuropean Working Conditions Survey, 2015
UniverseLocation of units of observation: Cross-national; National;Population: All residents of the countries mentioned above aged 15 or older (16 or older in Bulgaria, Norway, Spain and the UK) and in employment at the time of the survey. People were considered to be in employment if they had worked for pay or profit for at least an hour in the week preceding the interview (ILO definition).
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; Sixth survey in the EWCS series.
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