Mother's last job in c.o.b.: SOC 2000
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC 2000) of mother’s last job in the country of birth before coming to the UK. Full 4-digit version for Special Licence release only. The classification is coded post-field using the respondent’s description of the job. From Wave 3 onward, job descriptions were first coded to the code frame of SOC 2010. Asked as part of the initial conditions module in the Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Boost Sample (from Wave 6 onwards). For detailed information on the classification, see SOC2000.
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Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC 2000) of mother's last job in the country of birth before coming to the UK. Full 4-digit version for Special Licence release only. The classification is coded post-field using the respondent's description of the job. From Wave 3 onward, job descriptions were first coded to the code frame of SOC 2010. Asked as part of the initial conditions module in the Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Boost Sample (from Wave 6 onwards). For detailed information on the classification, see SOC2000.
Derived variable note:
Uses MAJCBE/
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 34962 | 96.96% |
| proxy | -7 | 1096 | 3.04% |
| Total | 36058 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 40577 | 89.79% |
| missing | -9 | 34 | 0.08% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4271 | 9.45% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Office managers | 1152 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Midwives | 3212 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Therapists n.e.c. | 3229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers | 3412 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Broadcasting associate professionals | 3432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers, exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Pensions and insurance clerks | 4132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Receptionists | 4216 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers | 5495 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and home carers | 6115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Air travel assistants | 6214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 7124 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Merchandisers and window dressers | 7125 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Routine inspectors and testers | 8133 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.72 | 4500 | -11.0 | 9233.0 | 289.0 | 40692 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 157556 | 94.23% |
| missing | -9 | 9537 | 5.7% |
| Office managers | 1152 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 12 | 0.01% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 17 | 0.01% |
| Midwives | 3212 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Therapists n.e.c. | 3229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers | 3412 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Broadcasting associate professionals | 3432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers, exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Pensions and insurance clerks | 4132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Receptionists | 4216 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers | 5495 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and home carers | 6115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Air travel assistants | 6214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 7124 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Merchandisers and window dressers | 7125 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Routine inspectors and testers | 8133 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Total | 167208 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -7.46 | 9537 | -11.0 | 9233.0 | 146.94 | 157671 |
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