Main survey variable: jbnssec3_dv Current job: Three Class NS-SEC

Current job: Three Class NS-SEC

Current job: Three categories version of the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC). See JBNSSEC_DV for further details.

See JBNSSEC5_DV JBNSSEC8_DV
See RJBSEC on BHPS data file RINDRESP

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Index terms

Derived variable note:

Current job: Three categories version of the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC). See JBNSSEC_DV for further details.

See JBNSSEC5_DV JBNSSEC8_DV
See RJBSEC on BHPS data file RINDRESP

Derived variable note:

Uses JBNSSEC_DV/

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1697	8.58%
Management & professional	1	8194	41.41%
Intermediate	2	4486	22.67%
Routine	3	5412	27.35%
	Total	19789	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1426	6.76%
Management & professional	1	8809	41.77%
Intermediate	2	4863	23.06%
Routine	3	5993	28.41%
	Total	21091	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	399	2.46%
Management & professional	1	7198	44.31%
Intermediate	2	3781	23.27%
Routine	3	4867	29.96%
	Total	16245	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1482	4.51%
inapplicable	-8	15086	45.93%
Management & professional	1	7469	22.74%
Intermediate	2	3949	12.02%
Routine	3	4863	14.8%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1289	3.63%
inapplicable	-8	16206	45.69%
Management & professional	1	8140	22.95%
Intermediate	2	4358	12.29%
Routine	3	5478	15.44%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	453	1.62%
inapplicable	-8	12881	46.01%
Management & professional	1	6724	24.02%
Intermediate	2	3453	12.33%
Routine	3	4487	16.03%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1017	3.47%
inapplicable	-8	13242	45.24%
Management & professional	1	6912	23.61%
Intermediate	2	3537	12.08%
Routine	3	4563	15.59%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1079	3.37%
inapplicable	-8	14257	44.54%
Management & professional	1	7450	23.28%
Intermediate	2	3984	12.45%
Routine	3	5238	16.36%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	1011	2.95%
inapplicable	-8	15045	43.84%
Management & professional	1	7890	22.99%
Intermediate	2	4346	12.66%
Routine	3	6027	17.56%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	867	2.4%
inapplicable	-8	15492	42.96%
Management & professional	1	8393	23.28%
Intermediate	2	4657	12.92%
Routine	3	6649	18.44%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	507	1.29%
inapplicable	-8	16787	42.72%
Management & professional	1	9302	23.67%
Intermediate	2	5254	13.37%
Routine	3	7444	18.94%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	410	0.97%
inapplicable	-8	17726	42.03%
Management & professional	1	9963	23.63%
Intermediate	2	5726	13.58%
Routine	3	8345	19.79%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	487	1.08%
inapplicable	-8	19219	42.53%
Management & professional	1	10421	23.06%
Intermediate	2	6001	13.28%
Routine	3	9064	20.06%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	202	0.45%
inapplicable	-8	19058	42.51%
Management & professional	1	10455	23.32%
Intermediate	2	5988	13.36%
Routine	3	9134	20.37%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	250	0.53%
inapplicable	-8	20314	43.15%
Management & professional	1	10782	22.9%
Intermediate	2	6283	13.35%
Routine	3	9445	20.06%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	421	0.85%
inapplicable	-8	21639	43.55%
Management & professional	1	11119	22.38%
Intermediate	2	6482	13.04%
Routine	3	10031	20.19%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	177	0.32%
inapplicable	-8	23799	43.61%
Management & professional	1	12195	22.35%
Intermediate	2	7233	13.26%
Routine	3	11164	20.46%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	198	0.39%
inapplicable	-8	22680	44.48%
Management & professional	1	11335	22.23%
Intermediate	2	6647	13.03%
Routine	3	10134	19.87%
	Total	50994	100.0%

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Wave 15 (o_jbnssec3_dv employment)

Wave 14 (n_jbnssec3_dv employment)

Wave 13 (m_jbnssec3_dv employment)

Wave 15 (o_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 14 (n_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 13 (m_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 12 (l_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 11 (k_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 10 (j_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 9 (i_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 8 (h_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 7 (g_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 6 (f_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 5 (e_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 4 (d_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

Wave 3 (c_jbnssec3_dv indresp)

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