Father's last job in c.o.b.: 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 last job in the country of birth before coming to 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 SOC2000.
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Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC 2000) of father's last job in the country of birth before coming to 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 SOC2000.
Derived variable note:
Uses PAJCBE/
| 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 | 46 | 0.1% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4190 | 9.27% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Senior officials (national governments) | 1111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 1121 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Financial managers and chartered secretaries | 1131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information and communications technology managers | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Financial institution managers | 1151 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Retail and wholesale managers | 1163 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farm managers | 1211 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers in animal husbandry, forestry and fishing n.e.c. | 1219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Property, housing and land managers | 1231 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Biological scientists and biochemists | 2112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Researchers n.e.c. | 2329 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 3214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Prison service officers (below principal officer) | 3314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors | 3431 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sports players | 3441 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Aircraft pilots and flight engineers | 3512 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ship and hovercraft officers | 3513 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales representatives | 3542 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Estate agents, auctioneers | 3544 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personnel and industrial relations officers | 3562 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service executive officers | 4111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Horticultural trades | 5112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen | 5113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. | 5119 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sheet metal workers | 5213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welding trades | 5215 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers | 5231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Electricians, electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bricklayers, masons | 5312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Construction trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Plasterers | 5321 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leather and related trades | 5413 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Bakers, flour confectioners | 5432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Furniture makers, other craft woodworkers | 5492 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 6112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 7129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8125 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Agricultural machinery drivers | 8223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Forestry workers | 9112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Stevedores, dockers and slingers | 9141 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Elementary security and safety occupations n.e.c. | 9249 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.29 | 4431 | -11.0 | 9249.0 | 325.25 | 40761 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9518 | 5.65% |
| Senior officials (national governments) | 1111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 1121 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Financial managers and chartered secretaries | 1131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information and communications technology managers | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Financial institution managers | 1151 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Retail and wholesale managers | 1163 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farm managers | 1211 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers in animal husbandry, forestry and fishing n.e.c. | 1219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Property, housing and land managers | 1231 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Biological scientists and biochemists | 2112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Researchers n.e.c. | 2329 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 3214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Prison service officers (below principal officer) | 3314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors | 3431 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sports players | 3441 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Aircraft pilots and flight engineers | 3512 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ship and hovercraft officers | 3513 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales representatives | 3542 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estate agents, auctioneers | 3544 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personnel and industrial relations officers | 3562 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service executive officers | 4111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 18 | 0.01% |
| Horticultural trades | 5112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen | 5113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. | 5119 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sheet metal workers | 5213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welding trades | 5215 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers | 5231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Electricians, electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bricklayers, masons | 5312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Construction trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Plasterers | 5321 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leather and related trades | 5413 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bakers, flour confectioners | 5432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Furniture makers, other craft woodworkers | 5492 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 6112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 7129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8125 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Agricultural machinery drivers | 8223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Forestry workers | 9112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Stevedores, dockers and slingers | 9141 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Elementary security and safety occupations n.e.c. | 9249 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -6.05 | 9518 | -11.0 | 9249.0 | 164.97 | 158859 |
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