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Mainstage Variable

j1sec

Socio-Economic Class: first job (BHPS)

National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) of first job. The NSSEC is coded post-field using information on type of employer, managerial duties and training. Details on the NS-SEC are provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), see NS-SEC.

See RJBSEC on BHPS data file RINDRESP

Datafiles

Index term

Derived variable note:

National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) of first job. The NSSEC is coded post-field using information on type of employer, managerial duties and training. Details on the NS-SEC are provided by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), see NS-SEC.

See RJBSEC on BHPS data file RINDRESP

Derived variable note:

Uses BW_J1SEC on data file BW_INDRESP/

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81327292.05%
proxy-79656.69%
refusal-210.01%
Higher prof tradn'l3180.06%
Higher prof new emp3220.01%
High prof new s.emp3410.01%
Lower Prof trad emps41150.1%
Lower Prof new emps4210.01%
Lwr Prof trad s.emp4310.01%
Lower manag occupns5060.04%
Intrmd cleri & admin71180.12%
Intermd sales & serv72110.08%
Intermed techn & aux7330.02%
Lwr supervis occups10010.01%
Lwr technical craft111150.1%
Semi-routine sales121270.19%
Semi-routine service122120.08%
Semi-routine tech12310.01%
Semi-routine op12410.01%
Semi-routine cleri12670.05%
Semi-rtne childcare12720.01%
Routine sales&serv131160.11%
Routine production13260.04%
Routine technical133100.07%
Routine operative134140.1%
Routine agricultrl13530.02%
Total14419100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
99.521423831.0135.035.79181

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81365691.82%
proxy-79486.37%
refusal-260.04%
Higher managerial2010.01%
Higher prof tradn'l3160.04%
Higher prof new emp3220.01%
High prof trad s.emp3310.01%
Lower Prof trad emps41180.12%
Lower Prof new emps4210.01%
Lower manag occupns5050.03%
Hgher supervis occup6020.01%
Intrmd cleri & admin71160.11%
Intermd sales & serv72220.15%
Intermed techn & aux7340.03%
Intermed engineering7420.01%
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)9120.01%
Own acct wkrs(agric)9220.01%
Lwr supervis occups10050.03%
Lwr technical craft111230.15%
Lwr tech process op11220.01%
Semi-routine sales121360.24%
Semi-routine service122200.13%
Semi-routine tech12330.02%
Semi-routine op12470.05%
Semi-routine agric12530.02%
Semi-routine cleri12640.03%
Semi-rtne childcare12720.01%
Routine sales&serv131220.15%
Routine production132130.09%
Routine technical133210.14%
Routine operative134140.09%
Routine agricultrl13540.03%
Total14873100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
103.531461020.0135.032.75263

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-920.01%
inapplicable-81409591.57%
proxy-79776.35%
refusal-250.03%
Higher prof tradn'l31100.06%
Higher prof new emp3220.01%
Lower Prof trad emps41270.18%
Lower Prof new emps4210.01%
Lwr Prof trad s.emp4310.01%
Lower manag occupns5050.03%
Hgher supervis occup6010.01%
Intrmd cleri & admin71230.15%
Intermd sales & serv72160.1%
Intermed techn & aux7330.02%
Intermed engineering7420.01%
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)9110.01%
Own acct wkrs(agric)9210.01%
Lwr supervis occups10070.05%
Lwr technical craft111160.1%
Lwr tech process op11210.01%
Semi-routine sales121570.37%
Semi-routine service122320.21%
Semi-routine tech12320.01%
Semi-routine op12480.05%
Semi-routine agric12510.01%
Semi-routine cleri126130.08%
Routine sales&serv131270.18%
Routine production132150.1%
Routine technical133130.08%
Routine operative134280.18%
Total15392100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
104.151507931.0134.033.37313

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9120.08%
inapplicable-81427891.43%
proxy-79826.29%
Higher prof tradn'l3190.06%
Higher prof new emp3250.03%
High prof new s.emp3410.01%
Lower Prof trad emps41190.12%
Lower Prof new emps4210.01%
Lower manag occupns5050.03%
Hgher supervis occup6030.02%
Intrmd cleri & admin71260.17%
Intermd sales & serv72270.17%
Intermed techn & aux7370.04%
Intermed engineering7430.02%
Own acct wkrs(agric)9220.01%
Lwr supervis occups10090.06%
Lwr technical craft111280.18%
Lwr tech process op11220.01%
Semi-routine sales121480.31%
Semi-routine service122290.19%
Semi-routine tech12340.03%
Semi-routine op124180.12%
Semi-routine agric12540.03%
Semi-routine cleri126190.12%
Semi-rtne childcare12720.01%
Routine sales&serv131220.14%
Routine production13290.06%
Routine technical133150.1%
Routine operative134260.17%
Routine agricultrl13520.01%
Total15617100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
103.481527231.0135.031.93345

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-980.05%
inapplicable-81441491.28%
proxy-710146.42%
Higher prof tradn'l31130.08%
Higher prof new emp3250.03%
High prof trad s.emp3310.01%
High prof new s.emp3410.01%
Lower Prof trad emps41260.16%
Lower Prof new emps4240.03%
Lwr Prof trad s.emp4310.01%
Lower manag occupns50100.06%
Hgher supervis occup6020.01%
Intrmd cleri & admin71290.18%
Intermd sales & serv72250.16%
Intermed techn & aux7380.05%
Intermed engineering7430.02%
Emp,small (non-prof)8110.01%
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)9130.02%
Lwr supervis occups10090.06%
Lwr technical craft111180.11%
Semi-routine sales121500.32%
Semi-routine service122260.16%
Semi-routine tech12320.01%
Semi-routine op12460.04%
Semi-routine agric12540.03%
Semi-routine cleri126110.07%
Semi-rtne childcare12730.02%
Routine sales&serv131260.16%
Routine production132150.09%
Routine technical133250.16%
Routine operative134270.17%
Routine agricultrl13510.01%
Total15791100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
99.681543631.0135.035.06355

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
inapplicable-81495392.09%
proxy-78915.49%
Higher managerial2010.01%
Higher prof tradn'l31130.08%
Higher prof new emp3240.02%
Lower Prof trad emps41180.11%
Lower Prof new emps4230.02%
Lower manag occupns5030.02%
Hgher supervis occup6080.05%
Intrmd cleri & admin71280.17%
Intermd sales & serv72310.19%
Intermed techn & aux7340.02%
Intermed engineering7410.01%
Emp,small (non-prof)8120.01%
Emp,small (agricult)8210.01%
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)9120.01%
Own acct wkrs(agric)9240.02%
Lwr supervis occups100100.06%
Lwr technical craft111310.19%
Lwr tech process op11220.01%
Semi-routine sales121470.29%
Semi-routine service122330.2%
Semi-routine tech12340.02%
Semi-routine op124140.09%
Semi-routine agric12580.05%
Semi-routine cleri126130.08%
Semi-rtne childcare12710.01%
Routine sales&serv131300.18%
Routine production132160.1%
Routine technical133290.18%
Routine operative134310.19%
Routine agricultrl13520.01%
Total16238100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
104.361584420.0135.032.13394

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-910.01%
inapplicable-81529692.16%
proxy-78895.36%
Higher prof tradn'l31140.08%
Higher prof new emp3230.02%
High prof trad s.emp3310.01%
Lower Prof trad emps41270.16%
Lower Prof new emps4210.01%
Lwr Prof trad s.emp4310.01%
Lower manag occupns50110.07%
Hgher supervis occup6080.05%
Intrmd cleri & admin71330.2%
Intermd sales & serv72300.18%
Intermed techn & aux7360.04%
Intermed engineering7410.01%
Emp,small (non-prof)8110.01%
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)9130.02%
Own acct wkrs(agric)9240.02%
Lwr supervis occups100100.06%
Lwr technical craft111280.17%
Lwr tech process op11260.04%
Semi-routine sales121540.33%
Semi-routine service122250.15%
Semi-routine tech12320.01%
Semi-routine op124110.07%
Semi-routine agric12530.02%
Semi-routine cleri126190.11%
Semi-rtne childcare12720.01%
Routine sales&serv131320.19%
Routine production132210.13%
Routine technical133190.11%
Routine operative134330.2%
Routine agricultrl13520.01%
Total16597100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
101.461618631.0135.033.48411

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-960.03%
inapplicable-81466577.73%
proxy-78014.25%
Higher managerial2040.02%
Higher prof tradn'l31860.46%
Higher prof new emp32170.09%
High prof trad s.emp3350.03%
Lower Prof trad emps413081.63%
Lower Prof new emps4260.03%
Lwr Prof trad s.emp4320.01%
Lower Prof new s.emp4410.01%
Lower manag occupns50480.25%
Hgher supervis occup60460.24%
Intrmd cleri & admin713461.83%
Intermd sales & serv722211.17%
Intermed techn & aux73510.27%
Intermed engineering7480.04%
Emp,small (non-prof)81110.06%
Emp,small (agricult)8230.02%
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)91190.1%
Own acct wkrs(agric)92610.32%
Lwr supervis occups100600.32%
Lwr technical craft1112101.11%
Lwr tech process op112240.13%
Semi-routine sales1213271.73%
Semi-routine service1221700.9%
Semi-routine tech123640.34%
Semi-routine op1241110.59%
Semi-routine agric125860.46%
Semi-routine cleri126950.5%
Semi-rtne childcare127120.06%
Routine sales&serv1311730.92%
Routine production1323291.74%
Routine technical1332551.35%
Routine operative1342231.18%
Routine agricultrl135130.07%
Total18867100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
101.541547220.0135.033.793395

MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
103.621468731.0135.032.22916

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9110.07%
inapplicable-81040966.63%
proxy-74352.78%
Higher managerial2020.01%
Higher prof tradn'l311160.74%
Higher prof new emp32130.08%
High prof trad s.emp3330.02%
Lower Prof trad emps413232.07%
Lower Prof new emps42150.1%
Lwr Prof trad s.emp4360.04%
Lower Prof new s.emp4410.01%
Lower manag occupns50630.4%
Hgher supervis occup60370.24%
Intrmd cleri & admin715103.26%
Intermd sales & serv724212.69%
Intermed techn & aux73730.47%
Intermed engineering74180.12%
Emp,small (non-prof)8180.05%
Emp,small (agricult)8220.01%
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)91270.17%
Own acct wkrs(agric)92140.09%
Lwr supervis occups100750.48%
Lwr technical craft1113792.43%
Lwr tech process op112260.17%
Semi-routine sales1215383.44%
Semi-routine service1222541.63%
Semi-routine tech123680.44%
Semi-routine op1242011.29%
Semi-routine agric1251320.84%
Semi-routine cleri126510.33%
Semi-rtne childcare12740.03%
Routine sales&serv1314152.66%
Routine production1321851.18%
Routine technical1333662.34%
Routine operative1344042.59%
Routine agricultrl135180.12%
Total15623100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
102.931085520.0135.032.394768

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9270.25%
inapplicable-8803473.67%
proxy-73583.28%
Higher managerial2030.03%
Higher prof tradn'l31410.38%
Higher prof new emp32130.12%
High prof trad s.emp3330.03%
Lower Prof trad emps411301.19%
Lower Prof new emps42110.1%
Lwr Prof trad s.emp4330.03%
Lower manag occupns50430.39%
Hgher supervis occup60140.13%
Intrmd cleri & admin712702.48%
Intermd sales & serv722141.96%
Intermed techn & aux73400.37%
Intermed engineering7490.08%
Emp,small (non-prof)8130.03%
Emp,small (agricult)8210.01%
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)91260.24%
Own acct wkrs(agric)9260.06%
Lwr supervis occups100450.41%
Lwr technical craft1111861.71%
Lwr tech process op112140.13%
Semi-routine sales1212762.53%
Semi-routine service1221321.21%
Semi-routine tech123540.5%
Semi-routine op1241080.99%
Semi-routine agric125640.59%
Semi-routine cleri126380.35%
Semi-rtne childcare12760.06%
Routine sales&serv1311461.34%
Routine production1321831.68%
Routine technical1331901.74%
Routine operative1341991.82%
Routine agricultrl135160.15%
Total10906100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
104.28841920.0135.031.462487

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
no data from ukhls-2112510574.3%
missing-92076612.33%
Employers large org1010.0%
Higher managerial20460.03%
Higher prof tradn'l315730.34%
Higher prof new emp321330.08%
High prof trad s.emp33230.01%
High prof new s.emp3450.0%
Lower Prof trad emps4115910.94%
Lower Prof new emps42830.05%
Lwr Prof trad s.emp43300.02%
Lower Prof new s.emp4440.0%
Lower manag occupns503660.22%
Hgher supervis occup602990.18%
Intrmd cleri & admin7124771.47%
Intermd sales & serv7218151.08%
Intermed techn & aux733720.22%
Intermed engineering74740.04%
Emp,small (non-prof)81510.03%
Emp,small (agricult)82130.01%
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)911670.1%
Own acct wkrs(agric)921090.06%
Lwr supervis occups1005410.32%
Lwr technical craft11116240.96%
Lwr tech process op1121370.08%
Semi-routine sales12125501.51%
Semi-routine service12212170.72%
Semi-routine tech1234370.26%
Semi-routine op1247970.47%
Semi-routine agric1255200.31%
Semi-routine cleri1263870.23%
Semi-rtne childcare127630.04%
Routine sales&serv13115160.9%
Routine production13212510.74%
Routine technical13315480.92%
Routine operative13415890.94%
Routine agricultrl135970.06%
Total168377100.0%
MeanNumber MissingMinMaxStd DevN
-2.3820766-21.0135.045.77147611

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