Mother's first job in UK: SOC 2010
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 2010 (SOC 2010) 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 2010.
See MAJ1UKSOC90, MAJ1UKSOC00.
Derived variable note:
Uses F_MAJ1UKSOC10 on data file F_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 | 59 | 0.13% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4182 | 9.25% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 1221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 21 | 0.05% |
| Midwives | 2232 | 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% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 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 | 5434 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cooks | 5435 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Childminders and related occupations | 6122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Teaching assistants | 6125 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6141 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Care workers and home carers | 6145 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors | 6240 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 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 and electronic 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 and fillers | 9134 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 14 | 0.03% |
| Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. | 9219 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 31 | 0.07% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9234 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9272 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.17 | 4436 | -11.0 | 9273.0 | 461.02 | 40756 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9523 | 5.66% |
| Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors | 1221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 21 | 0.01% |
| Midwives | 2232 | 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% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 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 | 5434 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cooks | 5435 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Childminders and related occupations | 6122 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Teaching assistants | 6125 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Nursing auxiliaries and assistants | 6141 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Care workers and home carers | 6145 | 14 | 0.01% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Caretakers | 6232 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaning and housekeeping managers and supervisors | 6240 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.01% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 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 and electronic 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 and fillers | 9134 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 14 | 0.01% |
| Elementary administration occupations n.e.c. | 9219 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 31 | 0.02% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9234 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9272 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.77 | 9523 | -11.0 | 9273.0 | 233.84 | 158854 |
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