Father's first job in UK: SOC 2000
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC 2000) of father’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 2000.
See PAJ1UKSOC90, PAJ1UKSOC10.
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Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC 2000) of father'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 2000.
See PAJ1UKSOC90, PAJ1UKSOC10.
Derived variable note:
Uses W_PAJ1UKSOC00 on data file W_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 | 97 | 0.21% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4056 | 8.98% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Senior officials (national governments) | 1111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 1121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing and sales managers | 1132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information and communications technology managers | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farm managers | 1211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Dental practitioners | 2215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners | 2411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Public service administrative professionals | 2441 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 3214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 3 | 0.01% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers, exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales representatives | 3542 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Counter clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welding trades | 5215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal machining setters and setter-operators | 5221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers | 5231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Auto electricians | 5233 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Electricians, electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Construction trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Leather and related trades | 5413 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Customer service occupations | 7212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Glass and ceramics process operatives | 8112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Chemical and related process operatives | 8114 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rubber process operatives | 8115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8117 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8125 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8129 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Routine laboratory testers | 8138 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8214 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Fork lift truck drivers | 8222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in building and woodworking trades | 9121 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Labourers in foundries | 9131 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 9132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 40 | 0.09% |
| Elementary occupations in goods handling & storage n.e.c. | 9149 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers | 9211 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers | 9234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.28 | 4348 | -11.0 | 9241.0 | 556.67 | 40844 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9435 | 5.6% |
| Senior officials (national governments) | 1111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 1121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing and sales managers | 1132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information and communications technology managers | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farm managers | 1211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 13 | 0.01% |
| Dental practitioners | 2215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners | 2411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Public service administrative professionals | 2441 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 3214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 3 | 0.0% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers, exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales representatives | 3542 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Counter clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welding trades | 5215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal machining setters and setter-operators | 5221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers | 5231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Auto electricians | 5233 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Electricians, electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Construction trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Leather and related trades | 5413 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.01% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Customer service occupations | 7212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Glass and ceramics process operatives | 8112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Chemical and related process operatives | 8114 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rubber process operatives | 8115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8117 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8125 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8129 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Routine laboratory testers | 8138 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Taxi, cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8214 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Fork lift truck drivers | 8222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in building and woodworking trades | 9121 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in foundries | 9131 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 9132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 40 | 0.02% |
| Elementary occupations in goods handling & storage n.e.c. | 9149 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers | 9211 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers | 9234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.39 | 9435 | -11.0 | 9241.0 | 282.76 | 158942 |
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