Father'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 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 2010.
See PAJ1UKSOC90, PAJ1UKSOC00.
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Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 2010 (SOC 2010) 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 2010.
See PAJ1UKSOC90, PAJ1UKSOC00.
Derived variable note:
Uses W_PAJ1UKSOC10 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% |
| Chief executives and senior officials | 1115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production managers and directors in manufacturing | 1121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing and sales directors | 1132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information technology and telecommunications directors | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture | 1211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1223 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers and proprietors - wholesale and retail | 1254 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1259 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Programmers and software development professionals | 2136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Dental practitioners | 2215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 2217 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 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 and other educational professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Solicitors | 2413 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. | 2429 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welfare professionals n.e.c. | 2449 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 3 | 0.01% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators | 3417 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business sales executives | 3542 | 1 | 0.0% |
| National government administrative occupations | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 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 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 5231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Aircraft maintenance and related trades | 5235 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers | 5237 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Electricians and electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Construction and building trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Construction and building trades supervisors | 5330 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Footwear and leather working trades | 5413 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Chefs | 5434 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers | 7115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales supervisors | 7130 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 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 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8129 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 2 | 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 and cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8214 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Fork-lift truck drivers | 8222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary construction occupations | 9120 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 9132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | 9134 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 44 | 0.1% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers | 9211 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle valeters and cleaners | 9236 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Elementary storage occupations | 9260 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9272 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.43 | 4348 | -11.0 | 9273.0 | 556.56 | 40844 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9435 | 5.6% |
| Chief executives and senior officials | 1115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production managers and directors in manufacturing | 1121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing and sales directors | 1132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information technology and telecommunications directors | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture | 1211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1223 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers and proprietors - wholesale and retail | 1254 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1259 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Programmers and software development professionals | 2136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 13 | 0.01% |
| Dental practitioners | 2215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 2217 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 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 and other educational professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Solicitors | 2413 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. | 2429 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welfare professionals n.e.c. | 2449 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 3 | 0.0% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators | 3417 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business sales executives | 3542 | 1 | 0.0% |
| National government administrative occupations | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 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 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 5231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Aircraft maintenance and related trades | 5235 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers | 5237 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Electricians and electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Construction and building trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 12 | 0.01% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Construction and building trades supervisors | 5330 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Footwear and leather working trades | 5413 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chefs | 5434 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers | 7115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales supervisors | 7130 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 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 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8129 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 2 | 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 and cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8214 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Fork-lift truck drivers | 8222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary construction occupations | 9120 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 9132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | 9134 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 44 | 0.03% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers | 9211 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle valeters and cleaners | 9236 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Elementary storage occupations | 9260 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9272 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.35 | 9435 | -11.0 | 9273.0 | 282.71 | 158942 |
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