Mainstage Variables search
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| mreason1 | Reason for migration: For work (e.g. wanted to work and earn money in the UK, to |
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| mreason2 | Reason for migration: Joined partner or spouse already living in the UK |
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| mreason3 | Reason for migration: Joined other family members already living in the UK |
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| mreason4 | Reason for migration: Moved together with family members |
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| mreason5 | Reason for migration: Education (e.g. wanted to study here or take language clas |
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| mreason6 | Reason for migration: Political (did not feel safe in the country of birth) |
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| mreason7 | Reason for migration: Simply wanted to live in another country / in the UK |
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| mreason97 | Reason for migration: Other |
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| mreasono_code | mreason - reason for moving to the UK |
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| mreturned | Ever returned to country of birth to live |
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| mrjboss | Hired employees, most recent job |
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| mrjcssf | Cambridge Scale F: most recent job |
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| mrjcssm | Cambridge Scale M: most recent job |
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| mrjend | Year left most recent job |
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| mrjgold | Goldthorpe Class: most recent job |
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| mrjhgs | Hope-Goldthorpe Scale: most recent job |
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mrjisco
Special Licence |
International SOC: most recent job |
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mrjisco88
Special Licence |
International SOC (num): most recent job |
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| mrjisco88_cc | International SOC (num): most recent job - condensed |
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| mrjisco_cc | International SOC: most recent job - condensed |
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| mrjmngr | Managerial duties, most recent job |
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| mrjnssec8_dv | Occupation of most recent job: NSSEC 8 categories |
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| mrjnssec_dv | Occupation NS-SEC of most recent job |
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| mrjrgsc | RG Social Class: most recent job |
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| mrjsec | Socio-Economic Class: most recent job |
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| mrjseg | Socio economic group: most recent job |
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| mrjsemp | Employee or self emp., most recent job |
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| mrjsic | Industry (SIC) of most recent job |
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| mrjsic9 | Industry (SIC92) of most recent job |
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| mrjsize | Number at workplace, most recent job |
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| mrjsoc | Occupation (SOC) of most recent job |
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| mrmseq | sequence number of most recent marriage |
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