Own first job in UK: SOC 1990, condensed
Standard Occupational Classification 1990 (SOC 1990) of own first job in the UK. Condensed 2-digit version. 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).
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Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 1990 (SOC 1990) of own first job in the UK. Condensed 2-digit version. 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).
See other first job variables which all start with J1
Derived variable note:
Uses W_J1UKSOC90 on data file W_INDRESP/
| 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 | 201 | 0.44% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 3291 | 7.28% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| General managers and administrators in national and local government, large companies and organisation | 10 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Production managers in manufacturing, construction, mining and energy industries | 11 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Specialist managers | 12 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Financial institution and office managers, civil service executive officers | 13 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Managers in transport and storing | 14 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing | 16 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Manager, and proprietors in service industries | 17 | 22 | 0.05% |
| Managers and administrators n.e.c. | 19 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Natural scientists | 20 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Engineers and technologists | 21 | 23 | 0.05% |
| Health professional | 22 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Teaching professionals | 23 | 27 | 0.06% |
| Legal professionals | 24 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business and financial professionals | 25 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Architects and surveyors | 26 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Professional occupations n.e.c. | 29 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Scientific technicians | 30 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Draughtspersons, quantity surveyors and other surveyors | 31 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Computer analysts /programmers | 32 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Health associate professionals | 34 | 25 | 0.06% |
| Legal associate professionals | 35 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business and financial associate professionals | 36 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Social welfare associate professionals | 37 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Literary, artistic and sports professional | 38 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Associate professional occupations n.e.c. | 39 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Administrative /clerical officers and assistants in civil service and local government | 40 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Numerical clerks and cashiers | 41 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Filing and record clerks | 42 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Clerks (not otherwise specified) | 43 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Stores and despatch clerks, storekeepers | 44 | 32 | 0.07% |
| Secretaries, personal assistants, typists, word processors operators | 45 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Receptionists, telephonists and related occupations | 46 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Clerical and secretarial occupations n.e.c. | 49 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Construction trades | 50 | 29 | 0.06% |
| Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades | 51 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Electrical/electronic trades | 52 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Metal farming, welding and related trades | 53 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Travel and transport vehicles | 54 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Textiles, garments and related trades | 55 | 16 | 0.04% |
| Printing and related trades | 56 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Woodworking trades | 57 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Food preparation trades | 58 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Other craft and related occupations n.e.c. | 59 | 5 | 0.01% |
| NCOs and other ranks, armed forces | 60 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security and protected service occupations | 61 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Catering occupations | 62 | 59 | 0.13% |
| Travel attendants and related occupation | 63 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Health and related occupations | 64 | 48 | 0.11% |
| Childcare and related occupations | 65 | 28 | 0.06% |
| Hairdressers, beauticians and related occupation | 66 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Domestic staff and related occupations | 67 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Personal and protect service occupation n.e.c. | 69 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Sales representatives | 71 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Sales assistants and check-out operators | 72 | 59 | 0.13% |
| Mobile, market and door-to-door salespersons | 73 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Sales n.e.c. | 79 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food drink and tobacco process operatives | 80 | 19 | 0.04% |
| Textiles and tannery process operatives | 81 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Chemicals, paper, plastics and related process operatives | 82 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Metal working process operatives | 84 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Assemblers/lineworkers | 85 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Other routine process operatives | 86 | 44 | 0.1% |
| Road transport operatives | 87 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Other transport and machinery operatives | 88 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Machine and plant operatives n.e.c. | 89 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Other occupations m agriculture, forestry and fishing | 90 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Other occupations in mining and manufacturing | 91 | 23 | 0.05% |
| Other occupations in construction | 92 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Other occupations in transport | 93 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Other occupations in communication | 94 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Other occupations in sales and service | 95 | 148 | 0.33% |
| Other occupations n.e.c. | 99 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 157556 | 94.23% |
| missing | -9 | 8724 | 5.22% |
| General managers and administrators in national and local government, large companies and organisation | 10 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Production managers in manufacturing, construction, mining and energy industries | 11 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Specialist managers | 12 | 17 | 0.01% |
| Financial institution and office managers, civil service executive officers | 13 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Managers in transport and storing | 14 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and fishing | 16 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Manager, and proprietors in service industries | 17 | 22 | 0.01% |
| Managers and administrators n.e.c. | 19 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Natural scientists | 20 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Engineers and technologists | 21 | 23 | 0.01% |
| Health professional | 22 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Teaching professionals | 23 | 27 | 0.02% |
| Legal professionals | 24 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business and financial professionals | 25 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Architects and surveyors | 26 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Professional occupations n.e.c. | 29 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Scientific technicians | 30 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Draughtspersons, quantity surveyors and other surveyors | 31 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Computer analysts /programmers | 32 | 13 | 0.01% |
| Health associate professionals | 34 | 25 | 0.01% |
| Legal associate professionals | 35 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business and financial associate professionals | 36 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Social welfare associate professionals | 37 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Literary, artistic and sports professional | 38 | 14 | 0.01% |
| Associate professional occupations n.e.c. | 39 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Administrative /clerical officers and assistants in civil service and local government | 40 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Numerical clerks and cashiers | 41 | 16 | 0.01% |
| Filing and record clerks | 42 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Clerks (not otherwise specified) | 43 | 16 | 0.01% |
| Stores and despatch clerks, storekeepers | 44 | 32 | 0.02% |
| Secretaries, personal assistants, typists, word processors operators | 45 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Receptionists, telephonists and related occupations | 46 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Clerical and secretarial occupations n.e.c. | 49 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Construction trades | 50 | 29 | 0.02% |
| Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades | 51 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Electrical/electronic trades | 52 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Metal farming, welding and related trades | 53 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Travel and transport vehicles | 54 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Textiles, garments and related trades | 55 | 16 | 0.01% |
| Printing and related trades | 56 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Woodworking trades | 57 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Food preparation trades | 58 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Other craft and related occupations n.e.c. | 59 | 5 | 0.0% |
| NCOs and other ranks, armed forces | 60 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security and protected service occupations | 61 | 10 | 0.01% |
| Catering occupations | 62 | 59 | 0.04% |
| Travel attendants and related occupation | 63 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Health and related occupations | 64 | 48 | 0.03% |
| Childcare and related occupations | 65 | 28 | 0.02% |
| Hairdressers, beauticians and related occupation | 66 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Domestic staff and related occupations | 67 | 13 | 0.01% |
| Personal and protect service occupation n.e.c. | 69 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sales representatives | 71 | 10 | 0.01% |
| Sales assistants and check-out operators | 72 | 59 | 0.04% |
| Mobile, market and door-to-door salespersons | 73 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Sales n.e.c. | 79 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food drink and tobacco process operatives | 80 | 19 | 0.01% |
| Textiles and tannery process operatives | 81 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Chemicals, paper, plastics and related process operatives | 82 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Metal working process operatives | 84 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers/lineworkers | 85 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Other routine process operatives | 86 | 44 | 0.03% |
| Road transport operatives | 87 | 10 | 0.01% |
| Other transport and machinery operatives | 88 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Machine and plant operatives n.e.c. | 89 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Other occupations m agriculture, forestry and fishing | 90 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Other occupations in mining and manufacturing | 91 | 23 | 0.01% |
| Other occupations in construction | 92 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Other occupations in transport | 93 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Other occupations in communication | 94 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Other occupations in sales and service | 95 | 148 | 0.09% |
| Other occupations n.e.c. | 99 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Total | 167208 | 100.0% |
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