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Goldthorpe Social Class: last job

Datafile

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Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.08%
inapplicable	-8	14137	98.04%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Service class,higher grade	1	4	0.03%
Service class,lower grade	2	7	0.05%
Routine non-manual employees	3	4	0.03%
Personal service workers	4	9	0.06%
Sml props w/o employees	6	2	0.01%
Skilled manual workers	9	1	0.01%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	11	0.08%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	7	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	14548	97.81%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
Service class,higher grade	1	2	0.01%
Service class,lower grade	2	6	0.04%
Routine non-manual employees	3	2	0.01%
Personal service workers	4	14	0.09%
Sml props w/o employees	6	1	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	1	0.01%
Skilled manual workers	9	4	0.03%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	22	0.15%
Agricultural workers	11	1	0.01%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	2	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	15019	97.58%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
Service class,higher grade	1	1	0.01%
Service class,lower grade	2	7	0.05%
Routine non-manual employees	3	10	0.06%
Personal service workers	4	16	0.1%
Sml props w/o employees	6	2	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	4	0.03%
Skilled manual workers	9	4	0.03%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	27	0.18%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	14576	93.33%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Service class,higher grade	1	2	0.01%
Service class,lower grade	2	4	0.03%
Routine non-manual employees	3	4	0.03%
Personal service workers	4	10	0.06%
Farmers,Smallholders	7	1	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	1	0.01%
Skilled manual workers	9	3	0.02%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	20	0.13%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	73	0.46%
inapplicable	-8	14704	93.12%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	15311	94.29%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Service class,higher grade	1	1	0.01%
Service class,lower grade	2	4	0.02%
Routine non-manual employees	3	5	0.03%
Personal service workers	4	2	0.01%
Sml props w/o employees	6	1	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	4	0.02%
Skilled manual workers	9	2	0.01%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	14	0.09%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	61	0.37%
inapplicable	-8	15605	94.02%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Service class,higher grade	1	2	0.01%
Service class,lower grade	2	4	0.02%
Routine non-manual employees	3	8	0.05%
Personal service workers	4	6	0.04%
Sml props w employees	5	1	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	1	0.01%
Skilled manual workers	9	4	0.02%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	16	0.1%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	17980	95.3%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Service class,higher grade	1	2	0.01%
Service class,lower grade	2	5	0.03%
Routine non-manual employees	3	7	0.04%
Personal service workers	4	9	0.05%
Sml props w employees	5	1	0.01%
Sml props w/o employees	6	3	0.02%
Foreman,Technicians	8	3	0.02%
Skilled manual workers	9	8	0.04%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	23	0.12%
Agricultural workers	11	2	0.01%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	58	0.37%
inapplicable	-8	14843	95.13%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Service class,higher grade	1	10	0.06%
Service class,lower grade	2	22	0.14%
Routine non-manual employees	3	24	0.15%
Personal service workers	4	20	0.13%
Sml props w employees	5	1	0.01%
Sml props w/o employees	6	3	0.02%
Farmers,Smallholders	7	1	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	27	0.17%
Skilled manual workers	9	9	0.06%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	62	0.4%
Agricultural workers	11	1	0.01%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	101	0.65%
inapplicable	-8	13472	86.23%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Service class,higher grade	1	136	0.87%
Service class,lower grade	2	211	1.35%
Routine non-manual employees	3	183	1.17%
Personal service workers	4	201	1.29%
Sml props w employees	5	22	0.14%
Sml props w/o employees	6	32	0.2%
Farmers,Smallholders	7	18	0.12%
Foreman,Technicians	8	156	1.0%
Skilled manual workers	9	145	0.93%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	500	3.2%
Agricultural workers	11	11	0.07%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	10497	96.25%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Service class,higher grade	1	2	0.02%
Service class,lower grade	2	4	0.04%
Routine non-manual employees	3	6	0.06%
Personal service workers	4	4	0.04%
Foreman,Technicians	8	4	0.04%
Skilled manual workers	9	5	0.05%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	21	0.19%
Agricultural workers	11	1	0.01%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	9999	89.33%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Service class,higher grade	1	34	0.3%
Service class,lower grade	2	65	0.58%
Routine non-manual employees	3	74	0.66%
Personal service workers	4	75	0.67%
Sml props w employees	5	9	0.08%
Sml props w/o employees	6	46	0.41%
Farmers,Smallholders	7	1	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	87	0.78%
Skilled manual workers	9	82	0.73%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	318	2.84%
Agricultural workers	11	15	0.13%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	9075	96.15%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Service class,higher grade	1	3	0.03%
Service class,lower grade	2	3	0.03%
Routine non-manual employees	3	4	0.04%
Personal service workers	4	6	0.06%
Sml props w employees	5	2	0.02%
Sml props w/o employees	6	2	0.02%
Foreman,Technicians	8	5	0.05%
Skilled manual workers	9	4	0.04%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	15	0.16%
Agricultural workers	11	1	0.01%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.26%
inapplicable	-8	8769	94.81%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Service class,higher grade	1	1	0.01%
Service class,lower grade	2	7	0.08%
Routine non-manual employees	3	3	0.03%
Personal service workers	4	6	0.06%
Sml props w employees	5	1	0.01%
Sml props w/o employees	6	1	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	1	0.01%
Skilled manual workers	9	3	0.03%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	11	0.12%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	8985	94.77%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Service class,higher grade	1	2	0.02%
Service class,lower grade	2	5	0.05%
Routine non-manual employees	3	9	0.09%
Personal service workers	4	11	0.12%
Sml props w employees	5	1	0.01%
Sml props w/o employees	6	2	0.02%
Farmers,Smallholders	7	1	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	7	0.07%
Skilled manual workers	9	5	0.05%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	18	0.19%
Agricultural workers	11	1	0.01%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	8942	93.15%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Service class,higher grade	1	4	0.04%
Service class,lower grade	2	10	0.1%
Routine non-manual employees	3	10	0.1%
Personal service workers	4	3	0.03%
Sml props w employees	5	2	0.02%
Sml props w/o employees	6	3	0.03%
Foreman,Technicians	8	8	0.08%
Skilled manual workers	9	8	0.08%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	28	0.29%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	189	1.92%
inapplicable	-8	9146	92.9%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Service class,higher grade	1	4	0.04%
Service class,lower grade	2	17	0.17%
Routine non-manual employees	3	16	0.16%
Personal service workers	4	16	0.16%
Sml props w employees	5	3	0.03%
Sml props w/o employees	6	5	0.05%
Farmers,Smallholders	7	1	0.01%
Foreman,Technicians	8	7	0.07%
Skilled manual workers	9	13	0.13%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	42	0.43%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	0.6%
inapplicable	-8	6985	68.05%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Service class,higher grade	1	172	1.68%
Service class,lower grade	2	424	4.13%
Routine non-manual employees	3	459	4.47%
Personal service workers	4	309	3.01%
Sml props w employees	5	4	0.04%
Sml props w/o employees	6	57	0.56%
Farmers,Smallholders	7	14	0.14%
Foreman,Technicians	8	228	2.22%
Skilled manual workers	9	284	2.77%
Semi,unskilled manual workers	10	889	8.66%
Agricultural workers	11	25	0.24%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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