young adult: Father's current job: SOC 1990
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 7083) and Secure Access (SN 7332) datasets.
Father’s current job as reported by young adult: Standard Occupational Classification 1990 (SOC1990). 3-digit version for special licence release only. Full version of this classification available in UK Data Service Study Number 7083
Datafile
Derived variable note:
Father's current job as reported by young adult: Standard Occupational Classification 1990 (SOC1990). 3-digit version for special licence release only. Full version of this classification available in UK Data Service Study Number 7083
Question asked in the latest wave:
scyoungadults_ip11.yafatsoc
Question label:
Father's main job last week
Question text:
What was your father's main job last week?
Question universe:
if (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1) | (GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 3) (Mode is face-to-face and respondent has agreed to self-completion OR mode is web)
and if DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE > 15 & DEMOGRAPHICS.PDVAGE < 22 (Aged 16 - 21)
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| missing | -9 | 52 | 1.74% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2707 | 90.54% |
| proxy | -7 | 94 | 3.14% |
| refusal | -2 | 11 | 0.37% |
| don't know | -1 | 36 | 1.2% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 110 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Marketing and sales managers | 121 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Computer systems and data processing managers | 126 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Property and estate managers | 170 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Managers and proprietors in service industries n.e.c. | 179 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Physicists, geologists and meteorologists | 202 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Other natural scientists n.e.c. | 209 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Civil, structural, municipal, mining and quarrying engineers | 210 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Mechanical engineers general naval | 211 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Software engineers professional | 214 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Chemical engineers | 215 | 1 | 0.03% |
| University and polytechnic teaching professionals | 230 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Secondary (and middle school deemed secondary) education teaching professionals | 233 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Other teaching professionals n.e.c. teacher dancing | 239 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 250 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Actuaries, economists and statisticians | 252 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Architects landscape | 260 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Building, land, mining and 'general practice' surveyors | 262 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Laboratory technicians | 300 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Computer analyst/programmers | 320 | 4 | 0.13% |
| Aircraft flight deck officers | 331 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Chiropodists | 344 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Taxation experts | 362 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Welfare, community and youth workers | 371 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Driving instructors (not HGV) | 393 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Civil administrative assistants taxation | 400 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Debt, rent and other cash collectors | 412 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Storekeepers, warehousemen/women | 441 | 5 | 0.17% |
| Builders, building contractors | 504 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Electricians, electrical maintenance fitters | 521 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Radio, TV and video engineers | 525 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers and related trades | 532 | 5 | 0.17% |
| Sheet metal workers | 533 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers (inc. road patrol engineers) | 540 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Printers general | 561 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 570 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Bakers, flour confectioners | 580 | 1 | 0.03% |
| NCOs and other ranks, UK armed forces | 600 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 615 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Care assistants and attendants old | 644 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Hairdressers, barbers coiffeur | 660 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Caretakers school | 672 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Other sales representatives n.e.c. | 719 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Sales assistants merchants car | 720 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Roundsmen/women and van salespersons | 731 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Drivers of road goods vehicles | 872 | 8 | 0.27% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 873 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs | 874 | 3 | 0.1% |
| Seafarers (merchant navy): barge, lighter and boat operatives | 880 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Forestry workers | 904 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Labourers in engineering and allied trades | 912 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Other labourers in making and processing industries n.e.c. | 919 | 2 | 0.07% |
| Other building and civil engineering labourers n.e.c. | 929 | 5 | 0.17% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 958 | 1 | 0.03% |
| Total | 2990 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517.53 | 2900 | 110.0 | 958.0 | 267.87 | 90 |



