Mother's first job in UK: SOC 2010
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Standard Occupational Classification 2010 (SOC 2010) of mother’s first job in the UK. Full 4-digit version for Special Licence release only. 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). For detailed information on the classification, see SOC 2010.
See MAJ1UKSOC90, MAJ1UKSOC00.
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Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 2010 (SOC 2010) of mother's first job in the UK. Full 4-digit version for Special Licence release only. 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). For detailed information on the classification, see SOC 2010.
See MAJ1UKSOC90, MAJ1UKSOC00.
Derived variable note:
Uses F_MAJ1UKSOC10 on data file F_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 | 59 | 0.13% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4182 | 9.25% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 1221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 21 | 0.05% |
| Midwives | 2232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Chefs | 5434 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cooks | 5435 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Childminders and related occupations | 6122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Teaching assistants | 6125 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6141 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Care workers and home carers | 6145 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors | 6240 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8117 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | 9134 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. | 9219 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 31 | 0.07% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9234 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9272 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.17 | 4436 | -11.0 | 9273.0 | 461.02 | 40756 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 157556 | 94.23% |
| missing | -9 | 9473 | 5.67% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 1221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 21 | 0.01% |
| Midwives | 2232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chefs | 5434 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cooks | 5435 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Childminders and related occupations | 6122 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Teaching assistants | 6125 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6141 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Care workers and home carers | 6145 | 14 | 0.01% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors | 6240 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.01% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8117 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | 9134 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 14 | 0.01% |
| Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. | 9219 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 31 | 0.02% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9234 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9272 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Total | 167208 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.72 | 9473 | -11.0 | 9273.0 | 234.67 | 157735 |
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