Mother's last job in c.o.b.: SOC 1990
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Standard Occupational Classification 1990 (SOC 1990) of mother’s last job in the country of birth before coming to the UK. Full 3-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).
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Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 1990 (SOC 1990) of mother's last job in the country of birth before coming to the UK. Full 3-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).
Derived variable note:
Uses MAJCBE/
| 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 | 34 | 0.08% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4271 | 9.45% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Other financial institutions and office managers n.e.c. | 139 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Farm owners and managers, horticulturists | 160 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 174 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in service industries n.e.c. | 179 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Higher and Further education teaching professionals | 231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary (and middle school deemed secondary) education teaching professionals | 233 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Primary (and middle school deemed primary) and nursery education teaching professionals | 234 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Other teaching professionals n.e.c. teacher dancing | 239 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers, probation officers | 293 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 300 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 340 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Midwives | 341 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Occupational and speech therapists, psychotherapists, therapists n.e.c. | 347 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers, journalists | 380 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Actors, entertainers, stage managers, producers and directors | 384 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil administrative assistants taxation | 400 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 410 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Clerks (n.o.s.) | 430 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other secretaries, personal assistants, typists, word processor operators n.e.c. | 459 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Receptionists general office dental | 460 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers | 518 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists, menders, darners and embroiderers | 553 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Tailors, dressmakers | 556 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 610 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks hotel supervisor | 620 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 621 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Travel and flight attendants | 630 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and attendants old | 644 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers coiffeur | 660 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Domestic housekeepers and related occupations | 670 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Other personal and protective service occupations model | 699 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 702 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales assistants merchants car | 720 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Retail cash desk and check-out operators | 721 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 732 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Merchandisers | 790 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Window dressers, floral arrangers | 791 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other textiles processing operatives hydro | 814 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers/lineworkers vehicles metal nutter | 851 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 862 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other routine process operatives n.e.c. painter | 869 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers livestock hand | 900 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Other labourers in making and processing industries n.e.c. | 919 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 958 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9.62 | 4500 | -11.0 | 958.0 | 28.84 | 40692 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9587 | 5.69% |
| Other financial institutions and office managers n.e.c. | 139 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Farm owners and managers, horticulturists | 160 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 174 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in service industries n.e.c. | 179 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Higher and Further education teaching professionals | 231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary (and middle school deemed secondary) education teaching professionals | 233 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Primary (and middle school deemed primary) and nursery education teaching professionals | 234 | 12 | 0.01% |
| Other teaching professionals n.e.c. teacher dancing | 239 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers, probation officers | 293 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 300 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 340 | 17 | 0.01% |
| Midwives | 341 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Occupational and speech therapists, psychotherapists, therapists n.e.c. | 347 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers, journalists | 380 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Actors, entertainers, stage managers, producers and directors | 384 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil administrative assistants taxation | 400 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 410 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Clerks (n.o.s.) | 430 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other secretaries, personal assistants, typists, word processor operators n.e.c. | 459 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Receptionists general office dental | 460 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers | 518 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists, menders, darners and embroiderers | 553 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tailors, dressmakers | 556 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 610 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks hotel supervisor | 620 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 621 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Travel and flight attendants | 630 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and attendants old | 644 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers coiffeur | 660 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Domestic housekeepers and related occupations | 670 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Other personal and protective service occupations model | 699 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 702 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales assistants merchants car | 720 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Retail cash desk and check-out operators | 721 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 732 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Merchandisers | 790 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Window dressers, floral arrangers | 791 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other textiles processing operatives hydro | 814 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers/lineworkers vehicles metal nutter | 851 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 862 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other routine process operatives n.e.c. painter | 869 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers livestock hand | 900 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Other labourers in making and processing industries n.e.c. | 919 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 958 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.65 | 9587 | -11.0 | 958.0 | 14.61 | 158790 |
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