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Mainstage Variable

jbsoc00_3_cc

Current job: SOC 2000 (condensed 3 digits version): Job 3

Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC2000) of current job 3. Condensed 3-digit version of Special Licence release (SN6931). Current job 3 refers to being in paid employment during the last week, even if the respondent was away from work in that week. The classification is coded post-field using the respondent’s description of the job. From Wave 2 onwards the job description is collected using proactive dependent interviewing. Respondents who held a current job 3 in their last personal interview (i.e., when their interview outcome was “full adult interview”) and for whom a valid Standard Occupational Classification code was available were asked whether the job description provided in that interview was still true. If the description has changed, the new description was collected and coded post-field. The Standard Occupational Classification code from the last interview is used if the description was confirmed. Note that information from interviews with proxies is not fed forward. In the first two waves of Understanding Society the description was first coded to the code frame of SOC 2000. From Wave 3 onward, descriptions of new jobs were first coded to the code frame of SOC 2010 and the code for earlier versions of the classification was computed from a look-up file. See jbsoc00_3 for a full version of this classification.

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Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC2000) of current job 3. Condensed 3-digit version of Special Licence release (SN6931). Current job 3 refers to being in paid employment during the last week, even if the respondent was away from work in that week. The classification is coded post-field using the respondent's description of the job. From Wave 2 onwards the job description is collected using proactive dependent interviewing. Respondents who held a current job 3 in their last personal interview (i.e., when their interview outcome was "full adult interview") and for whom a valid Standard Occupational Classification code was available were asked whether the job description provided in that interview was still true. If the description has changed, the new description was collected and coded post-field. The Standard Occupational Classification code from the last interview is used if the description was confirmed. Note that information from interviews with proxies is not fed forward. In the first two waves of Understanding Society the description was first coded to the code frame of SOC 2000. From Wave 3 onward, descriptions of new jobs were first coded to the code frame of SOC 2010 and the code for earlier versions of the classification was computed from a look-up file. See jbsoc00_3 for a full version of this classification.

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-9110.03%
inapplicable-83522299.3%
refusal-280.02%
don't know-110.0%
Corporate managers and senior officials11130.01%
Functional managers11330.01%
Quality and customer care managers11410.0%
Managers in distribution, storage and retailing11630.01%
Health and social services managers11810.0%
Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and services12140.01%
Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services12220.01%
Managers and proprietors in other service industries123120.03%
Engineering professionals21210.0%
Health professionals22150.01%
Teaching professionals231270.08%
Research professionals23220.01%
Business and statistical professionals24230.01%
Public service professionals24420.01%
Science and engineering technicians31110.0%
It service delivery occupations31320.01%
Health associate professionals32170.02%
Therapists32250.01%
Social welfare associate professionals32390.03%
Artistic and literary occupations341110.03%
Design associate professionals34220.01%
Media associate professionals34340.01%
Sports and fitness occupations34450.01%
Business and finance associate professionals35350.01%
Sales and related associate professionals35410.0%
Public service and other associate professionals35650.01%
Administrative occupations: government and related organisations41110.0%
Administrative occupations: finance41250.01%
Administrative occupations: records41310.0%
Administrative occupations: general41580.02%
Secretarial and related occupations42150.01%
Agricultural trades51110.0%
Metal machining, fitting and instrument making trades52210.0%
Construction trades53110.0%
Building trades53210.0%
Food preparation trades54310.0%
Healthcare and related personal services611120.03%
Childcare and related personal services61290.03%
Animal care services61330.01%
Leisure and travel service occupations62120.01%
Hairdressers and related occupations62220.01%
Housekeeping occupations62320.01%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers71150.01%
Sales related occupations71240.01%
Customer service occupations72120.01%
Transport drivers and operatives82130.01%
Elementary construction occupations91210.0%
Elementary personal services occupations922120.03%
Elementary cleaning occupations923180.05%
Elementary security occupations92430.01%
Total35471100.0%

Value labelValueAbsolute frequencyRelative frequency
missing-920.01%
inapplicable-82783799.42%
refusal-210.0%
Production managers11210.0%
Functional managers11340.01%
Health and social services managers11820.01%
Managers in farming, horticulture, forestry and services12110.0%
Managers and proprietors in hospitality and leisure services12250.02%
Managers and proprietors in other service industries12330.01%
Science professionals21110.0%
Information and communication technology professionals21310.0%
Health professionals22160.02%
Teaching professionals23190.03%
Legal professionals24110.0%
Business and statistical professionals24210.0%
Librarians and related professionals24510.0%
It service delivery occupations31310.0%
Health associate professionals32140.01%
Therapists32280.03%
Social welfare associate professionals32360.02%
Artistic and literary occupations34170.03%
Design associate professionals34240.01%
Media associate professionals34340.01%
Sports and fitness occupations34460.02%
Legal associate professionals35210.0%
Business and finance associate professionals35310.0%
Sales and related associate professionals35410.0%
Public service and other associate professionals35630.01%
Administrative occupations: government and related organisations41110.0%
Administrative occupations: finance41230.01%
Administrative occupations: records41310.0%
Administrative occupations: general41520.01%
Agricultural trades51110.0%
Construction trades53140.01%
Food preparation trades54310.0%
Skilled trades nec54910.0%
Healthcare and related personal services611130.05%
Childcare and related personal services61220.01%
Leisure and travel service occupations62140.01%
Hairdressers and related occupations62220.01%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers71120.01%
Sales related occupations71240.01%
Customer service occupations72110.0%
Process operatives81110.0%
Plant and machine operatives81210.0%
Assemblers and routine operatives81310.0%
Transport drivers and operatives82130.01%
Elementary process plant occupations91310.0%
Elementary goods storage occupations91410.0%
Elementary administration occupations92110.0%
Elementary personal services occupations92250.02%
Elementary cleaning occupations923160.06%
Elementary security occupations92430.01%
Elementary sales occupations92510.0%
Total27998100.0%

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