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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Election Study, 2015: Internet Panel, Waves 1-6

Variable Details

Variablens_secW1W2W3W4W5
Labelns-sec sub-categories
Responses
10 Employers in large establishments 530
20 Higher managerial and administrative occupations 1120
31 L3.1 Traditional employees 2128
32 L3.2 New employees 1736
33 L3.3 Traditional self-employed 364
34 L3.4 New self-employed 140
41 L4.1 Traditional employees 4738
42 L4.2 New employees 646
43 L4.3 Traditional self-employed 691
44 L4.4 New self-employed 147
50 Lower managerial and administrative occupations 2504
60 Higher supervisory occupations 2183
71 L7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative occupations 4466
72 L7.2 Intermediate sales and service occupations 1628
73 L7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary occupations 791
74 L7.4 Intermediate engineering occupations 169
80 Employers in small organisations 0
81 L8.1 Employers in small establishments in industry, commerce 33
82 L8.2 Employers in small establishments in agriculture 1
90 Own account workers 0
91 L9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 2227
92 L9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 84
100 Lower supervisory occupations 1267
111 L11.1 Lower technical craft occupations 720
112 L11.2 Lower technical process operative occupations 133
121 L12.1 Semi-routine sales occupations 1132
122 L12.2 Semi-routine service occupations 1424
123 L12.3 Semi-routine technical occupations 137
124 L12.4 Semi-routine operative occupations 200
125 L12.5 Semi-routine agricultural occupations 8
126 L12.6 Semi-routine clerical occupations 551
127 L12.7 Semi routine childcare occupations 116
131 L13.1 Routine sales and service occupations 333
132 L13.2 Routine production occupations 149
133 L13.3 Routine technical occupations 786
134 L13.4 Routine operative occupations 708
135 L13.5 Routine agricultural occupations 22
141 L14.1 Never worked 0
142 L14.2 Long-term unemployed 0
150 Full-time students 0
160 Occupations not stated or inadequately described 0
170 Not classifiable for other reasons 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Election Study, 2015: Internet Panel, Waves 1-6
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