Mother's first job in UK: SOC 2000
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
Datafiles
Index term
Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC 2000) of mother'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 MAJ1UKSOC90, MAJ1UKSOC10
Derived variable note:
Uses MAJUKE1/
| 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 | 59 | 0.13% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4182 | 9.25% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers | 1221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 21 | 0.05% |
| Midwives | 3212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Counter clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and home carers | 6115 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Childminders and related occupations | 6122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Educational assistants | 6124 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Customer service occupations | 7212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8117 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Elementary office occupations n.e.c. | 9219 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 31 | 0.07% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers | 9234 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.68 | 4436 | -11.0 | 9234.0 | 463.78 | 40756 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9523 | 5.66% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers | 1221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 21 | 0.01% |
| Midwives | 3212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Counter clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and home carers | 6115 | 14 | 0.01% |
| Childminders and related occupations | 6122 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Educational assistants | 6124 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.01% |
| Customer service occupations | 7212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8117 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 14 | 0.01% |
| Elementary office occupations n.e.c. | 9219 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 31 | 0.02% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers | 9234 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.64 | 9523 | -11.0 | 9234.0 | 235.25 | 158854 |
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