See PAJU, PASEMP, PABOSS, PAMNGR, PASOC*, PARGSC, PAGOLD, PAISCON, PA1JUKSOC*, PAJLCBSOC* (The same information about mothers are in variable names starting with M instead of P)
See PAJU, PASEMP, PABOSS, PAMNGR, PASOC*, PARGSC, PAGOLD, PAISCON, PA1JUKSOC*, PAJLCBSOC* (The same information about mothers are in variable names starting with M instead of P)
Derived variable note:
Uses BW_PASEG on data file BW_INDRESP/
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
13238
91.81%
proxy
-7
965
6.69%
refusal
-2
5
0.03%
Managers,large
2
3
0.02%
Employers,small
3
21
0.15%
Managers,small
4
19
0.13%
Professional Self-em
5
4
0.03%
Professional employe
6
16
0.11%
Int. non-manual,work
7
18
0.12%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
4
0.03%
Junior non-manual
9
14
0.1%
Foreman manual
11
14
0.1%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
47
0.33%
Semi-skilled manual
13
16
0.11%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
9
0.06%
Own account wkrs
15
18
0.12%
Farmers - employers
16
1
0.01%
Farmers - own accoun
17
1
0.01%
Agricultural workers
18
4
0.03%
Members of armed for
19
2
0.01%
Total
14419
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
13640
91.71%
proxy
-7
948
6.37%
refusal
-2
4
0.03%
don't know
-1
1
0.01%
Managers,large
2
2
0.01%
Employers,small
3
23
0.15%
Managers,small
4
19
0.13%
Professional Self-em
5
4
0.03%
Professional employe
6
19
0.13%
Int. non-manual,work
7
31
0.21%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
7
0.05%
Junior non-manual
9
22
0.15%
Personal service wrk
10
1
0.01%
Foreman manual
11
25
0.17%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
60
0.4%
Semi-skilled manual
13
24
0.16%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
16
0.11%
Own account wkrs
15
15
0.1%
Farmers - employers
16
4
0.03%
Farmers - own accoun
17
3
0.02%
Agricultural workers
18
3
0.02%
Members of armed for
19
2
0.01%
Total
14873
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
2
0.01%
inapplicable
-8
14068
91.4%
proxy
-7
977
6.35%
refusal
-2
15
0.1%
Employers,small
3
24
0.16%
Managers,small
4
40
0.26%
Professional Self-em
5
9
0.06%
Professional employe
6
15
0.1%
Int. non-manual,work
7
32
0.21%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
3
0.02%
Junior non-manual
9
32
0.21%
Foreman manual
11
29
0.19%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
69
0.45%
Semi-skilled manual
13
21
0.14%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
13
0.08%
Own account wkrs
15
26
0.17%
Farmers - employers
16
6
0.04%
Farmers - own accoun
17
2
0.01%
Agricultural workers
18
4
0.03%
Members of armed for
19
5
0.03%
Total
15392
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
47
0.3%
inapplicable
-8
14245
91.21%
proxy
-7
982
6.29%
Managers,large
2
37
0.24%
Employers,small
3
17
0.11%
Managers,small
4
14
0.09%
Professional Self-em
5
8
0.05%
Professional employe
6
16
0.1%
Int. non-manual,work
7
25
0.16%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
11
0.07%
Junior non-manual
9
23
0.15%
Personal service wrk
10
1
0.01%
Foreman manual
11
25
0.16%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
66
0.42%
Semi-skilled manual
13
30
0.19%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
15
0.1%
Own account wkrs
15
27
0.17%
Farmers - employers
16
6
0.04%
Farmers - own accoun
17
5
0.03%
Agricultural workers
18
9
0.06%
Members of armed for
19
8
0.05%
Total
15617
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
32
0.2%
inapplicable
-8
14424
91.34%
proxy
-7
1014
6.42%
Managers,large
2
35
0.22%
Employers,small
3
28
0.18%
Managers,small
4
8
0.05%
Professional Self-em
5
9
0.06%
Professional employe
6
19
0.12%
Int. non-manual,work
7
16
0.1%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
8
0.05%
Junior non-manual
9
15
0.09%
Personal service wrk
10
2
0.01%
Foreman manual
11
26
0.16%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
58
0.37%
Semi-skilled manual
13
19
0.12%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
20
0.13%
Own account wkrs
15
39
0.25%
Farmers - employers
16
8
0.05%
Farmers - own accoun
17
4
0.03%
Agricultural workers
18
4
0.03%
Members of armed for
19
3
0.02%
Total
15791
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
21
0.13%
inapplicable
-8
14903
91.78%
proxy
-7
891
5.49%
Managers,large
2
49
0.3%
Employers,small
3
24
0.15%
Managers,small
4
8
0.05%
Professional Self-em
5
7
0.04%
Professional employe
6
29
0.18%
Int. non-manual,work
7
32
0.2%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
6
0.04%
Junior non-manual
9
24
0.15%
Personal service wrk
10
2
0.01%
Foreman manual
11
32
0.2%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
75
0.46%
Semi-skilled manual
13
41
0.25%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
17
0.1%
Own account wkrs
15
39
0.24%
Farmers - employers
16
14
0.09%
Farmers - own accoun
17
7
0.04%
Agricultural workers
18
12
0.07%
Members of armed for
19
5
0.03%
Total
16238
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
30
0.18%
inapplicable
-8
15255
91.91%
proxy
-7
889
5.36%
Managers,large
2
30
0.18%
Employers,small
3
22
0.13%
Managers,small
4
10
0.06%
Professional Self-em
5
5
0.03%
Professional employe
6
20
0.12%
Int. non-manual,work
7
34
0.2%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
11
0.07%
Junior non-manual
9
28
0.17%
Personal service wrk
10
4
0.02%
Foreman manual
11
31
0.19%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
82
0.49%
Semi-skilled manual
13
46
0.28%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
21
0.13%
Own account wkrs
15
29
0.17%
Farmers - employers
16
31
0.19%
Farmers - own accoun
17
6
0.04%
Agricultural workers
18
8
0.05%
Members of armed for
19
5
0.03%
Total
16597
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
62
0.33%
inapplicable
-8
14779
78.33%
proxy
-7
801
4.25%
Managers,large
2
82
0.43%
Employers,small
3
198
1.05%
Managers,small
4
124
0.66%
Professional Self-em
5
34
0.18%
Professional employe
6
85
0.45%
Int. non-manual,work
7
178
0.94%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
62
0.33%
Junior non-manual
9
186
0.99%
Personal service wrk
10
17
0.09%
Foreman manual
11
257
1.36%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
636
3.37%
Semi-skilled manual
13
300
1.59%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
291
1.54%
Own account wkrs
15
236
1.25%
Farmers - employers
16
281
1.49%
Farmers - own accoun
17
103
0.55%
Agricultural workers
18
117
0.62%
Members of armed for
19
38
0.2%
Total
18867
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
58
0.37%
inapplicable
-8
14157
90.73%
proxy
-7
522
3.35%
Managers,large
2
77
0.49%
Employers,small
3
53
0.34%
Managers,small
4
10
0.06%
Professional Self-em
5
23
0.15%
Professional employe
6
36
0.23%
Int. non-manual,work
7
38
0.24%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
16
0.1%
Junior non-manual
9
33
0.21%
Personal service wrk
10
8
0.05%
Foreman manual
11
93
0.6%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
196
1.26%
Semi-skilled manual
13
88
0.56%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
47
0.3%
Own account wkrs
15
82
0.53%
Farmers - employers
16
21
0.13%
Farmers - own accoun
17
12
0.08%
Agricultural workers
18
23
0.15%
Members of armed for
19
10
0.06%
Total
15603
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
204
1.31%
inapplicable
-8
10701
68.5%
proxy
-7
435
2.78%
Managers,large
2
352
2.25%
Employers,small
3
156
1.0%
Managers,small
4
65
0.42%
Professional Self-em
5
39
0.25%
Professional employe
6
168
1.08%
Int. non-manual,work
7
158
1.01%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
90
0.58%
Junior non-manual
9
218
1.4%
Personal service wrk
10
34
0.22%
Foreman manual
11
431
2.76%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
1049
6.71%
Semi-skilled manual
13
597
3.82%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
271
1.73%
Own account wkrs
15
299
1.91%
Farmers - employers
16
106
0.68%
Farmers - own accoun
17
76
0.49%
Agricultural workers
18
110
0.7%
Members of armed for
19
64
0.41%
Total
15623
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
1
0.01%
inapplicable
-8
8298
76.09%
proxy
-7
358
3.28%
Managers,large
2
200
1.83%
Employers,small
3
126
1.16%
Managers,small
4
27
0.25%
Professional Self-em
5
24
0.22%
Professional employe
6
90
0.83%
Int. non-manual,work
7
78
0.72%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
41
0.38%
Junior non-manual
9
87
0.8%
Personal service wrk
10
13
0.12%
Foreman manual
11
217
1.99%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
588
5.39%
Semi-skilled manual
13
260
2.38%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
128
1.17%
Own account wkrs
15
166
1.52%
Farmers - employers
16
46
0.42%
Farmers - own accoun
17
39
0.36%
Agricultural workers
18
76
0.7%
Members of armed for
19
43
0.39%
Total
10906
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
37
0.36%
inapplicable
-8
1174
11.44%
proxy
-7
352
3.43%
Managers,large
2
771
7.51%
Employers,small
3
584
5.69%
Managers,small
4
120
1.17%
Professional Self-employed
5
100
0.97%
Professional employees
6
319
3.11%
Int. non-manual,workers
7
287
2.8%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
202
1.97%
Junior non-manual
9
467
4.55%
Personal service wrkrs
10
53
0.52%
Foreman manual
11
976
9.51%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
2241
21.83%
Semi-skilled manual wkrs
13
1045
10.18%
Unskilled manual wkrs
14
388
3.78%
Own account wkrs
15
467
4.55%
Farmers - employers,managers
16
168
1.64%
Farmers - own account
17
104
1.01%
Agricultural workers
18
245
2.39%
Members of armed forces
19
164
1.6%
Total
10264
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
no data from ukhls
-21
125105
74.3%
missing
-9
19807
11.76%
Employers,large
1
8
0.0%
Managers,large
2
1921
1.14%
Employers,small
3
1358
0.81%
Managers,small
4
583
0.35%
Professional Self-employed
5
308
0.18%
Professional employees
6
954
0.57%
Int. non-manual,workers
7
1062
0.63%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
494
0.29%
Junior non-manual
9
1279
0.76%
Personal service wrkrs
10
148
0.09%
Foreman manual
11
2296
1.36%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
5435
3.23%
Semi-skilled manual wkrs
13
2651
1.57%
Unskilled manual wkrs
14
1264
0.75%
Own account wkrs
15
1633
0.97%
Farmers - employers,managers
16
713
0.42%
Farmers - own account
17
384
0.23%
Agricultural workers
18
625
0.37%
Members of armed forces
19
349
0.21%
Total
168377
100.0%
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