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Mainstage Variable

mrjrgsc

RG Social Class: most recent job

Datafile

indresp

Index terms

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	548	3.8%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.09%
proxy	-7	108	0.75%
Never had a job	-3	593	4.11%
refusal	-2	3	0.02%
Professional occ	1	597	4.14%
Managerial & technic	2	4103	28.46%
Skilled non-manual	3	3195	22.16%
Skilled manual	4	2295	15.92%
Partly skilled occ	5	2238	15.52%
Unskilled occ	6	709	4.92%
Armed forces	7	17	0.12%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	558	3.75%
inapplicable	-8	10	0.07%
proxy	-7	102	0.69%
Never had a job	-3	581	3.91%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
don't know	-1	1	0.01%
Professional occ	1	596	4.01%
Managerial & technic	2	4201	28.25%
Skilled non-manual	3	3271	21.99%
Skilled manual	4	2436	16.38%
Partly skilled occ	5	2350	15.8%
Unskilled occ	6	753	5.06%
Armed forces	7	13	0.09%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	677	4.4%
inapplicable	-8	13	0.08%
proxy	-7	127	0.83%
Never had a job	-3	557	3.62%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Professional occ	1	602	3.91%
Managerial & technic	2	4291	27.88%
Skilled non-manual	3	3377	21.94%
Skilled manual	4	2477	16.09%
Partly skilled occ	5	2460	15.98%
Unskilled occ	6	793	5.15%
Armed forces	7	17	0.11%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	634	4.06%
proxy	-7	160	1.02%
Never had a job	-3	518	3.32%
Professional occ	1	668	4.28%
Managerial & technic	2	4146	26.55%
Skilled non-manual	3	3507	22.46%
Skilled manual	4	2643	16.92%
Partly skilled occ	5	2427	15.54%
Unskilled occ	6	888	5.69%
Armed forces	7	26	0.17%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	597	3.78%
inapplicable	-8	12	0.08%
proxy	-7	349	2.21%
Never had a job	-3	319	2.02%
Professional occ	1	662	4.19%
Managerial & technic	2	4206	26.64%
Skilled non-manual	3	3521	22.3%
Skilled manual	4	2702	17.11%
Partly skilled occ	5	2508	15.88%
Unskilled occ	6	883	5.59%
Armed forces	7	32	0.2%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	526	3.24%
proxy	-7	326	2.01%
Never had a job	-3	409	2.52%
Professional occ	1	676	4.16%
Managerial & technic	2	4253	26.19%
Skilled non-manual	3	3593	22.13%
Skilled manual	4	2856	17.59%
Partly skilled occ	5	2638	16.25%
Unskilled occ	6	931	5.73%
Armed forces	7	30	0.18%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	482	2.9%
proxy	-7	325	1.96%
Never had a job	-3	458	2.76%
Professional occ	1	699	4.21%
Managerial & technic	2	4406	26.55%
Skilled non-manual	3	3655	22.02%
Skilled manual	4	2867	17.27%
Partly skilled occ	5	2711	16.33%
Unskilled occ	6	971	5.85%
Armed forces	7	23	0.14%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	501	2.66%
proxy	-7	264	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	665	3.52%
Professional occ	1	723	3.83%
Managerial & technic	2	4756	25.21%
Skilled non-manual	3	4179	22.15%
Skilled manual	4	3399	18.02%
Partly skilled occ	5	3153	16.71%
Unskilled occ	6	1198	6.35%
Armed forces	7	29	0.15%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	384	2.46%
proxy	-7	184	1.18%
Never had a job	-3	501	3.21%
Professional occ	1	595	3.81%
Managerial & technic	2	3917	25.1%
Skilled non-manual	3	3512	22.51%
Skilled manual	4	2903	18.61%
Partly skilled occ	5	2580	16.54%
Unskilled occ	6	1002	6.42%
Armed forces	7	25	0.16%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	263	1.68%
inapplicable	-8	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	149	0.95%
Never had a job	-3	687	4.4%
Professional occ	1	599	3.83%
Managerial & technic	2	3765	24.1%
Skilled non-manual	3	3510	22.47%
Skilled manual	4	2942	18.83%
Partly skilled occ	5	2644	16.92%
Unskilled occ	6	1041	6.66%
Armed forces	7	22	0.14%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	67	0.61%
proxy	-7	128	1.17%
Never had a job	-3	379	3.48%
Professional occ	1	439	4.03%
Managerial & technic	2	2648	24.28%
Skilled non-manual	3	2534	23.23%
Skilled manual	4	2092	19.18%
Partly skilled occ	5	1873	17.17%
Unskilled occ	6	730	6.69%
Armed forces	7	16	0.15%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	88	0.79%
proxy	-7	133	1.19%
Never had a job	-3	430	3.84%
Professional occ	1	411	3.67%
Managerial & technical occ	2	2678	23.93%
Skilled non-manual	3	2538	22.67%
Skilled manual	4	2178	19.46%
Partly skilled occ	5	1971	17.61%
Unskilled occ	6	746	6.66%
Armed Forces	7	20	0.18%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	60	0.64%
proxy	-7	109	1.15%
Never had a job	-3	426	4.51%
Professional occ	1	385	4.08%
Managerial & technical occ	2	2337	24.76%
Skilled non-manual	3	2219	23.51%
Skilled manual	4	1776	18.82%
Partly skilled occ	5	1564	16.57%
Unskilled occ	6	546	5.79%
Armed Forces	7	16	0.17%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	63	0.68%
proxy	-7	159	1.72%
Never had a job	-3	396	4.28%
Professional occ	1	388	4.2%
Managerial & technical occ	2	2291	24.77%
Skilled non-manual	3	2190	23.68%
Skilled manual	4	1697	18.35%
Partly skilled occ	5	1499	16.21%
Unskilled occ	6	551	5.96%
Armed Forces	7	15	0.16%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.68%
inapplicable	-8	2	0.02%
proxy	-7	148	1.56%
Never had a job	-3	406	4.28%
Professional occ	1	374	3.94%
Managerial & technical occ	2	2284	24.09%
Skilled non-manual	3	2283	24.08%
Skilled manual	4	1763	18.6%
Partly skilled occ	5	1548	16.33%
Unskilled occ	6	595	6.28%
Armed Forces	7	14	0.15%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	262	2.73%
inapplicable	-8	1	0.01%
proxy	-7	228	2.38%
Never had a job	-3	423	4.41%
Professional occ	1	359	3.74%
Managerial & technical occ	2	2244	23.38%
Skilled non-manual	3	2212	23.04%
Skilled manual	4	1752	18.25%
Partly skilled occ	5	1505	15.68%
Unskilled occ	6	603	6.28%
Armed Forces	7	11	0.11%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	57	0.58%
inapplicable	-8	2	0.02%
proxy	-7	138	1.4%
Never had a job	-3	446	4.53%
Professional occ	1	363	3.69%
Managerial & technical occ	2	2270	23.06%
Skilled non-manual	3	2391	24.29%
Skilled manual	4	1950	19.81%
Partly skilled occ	5	1592	16.17%
Unskilled occ	6	621	6.31%
Armed Forces	7	15	0.15%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	64	0.62%
proxy	-7	133	1.3%
Never had a job	-3	470	4.58%
Professional occ	1	394	3.84%
Managerial & technical occ	2	2302	22.43%
Skilled non-manual	3	2463	24.0%
Skilled manual	4	2096	20.42%
Partly skilled occ	5	1654	16.11%
Unskilled occ	6	661	6.44%
Armed Forces	7	27	0.26%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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