Mother'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.
Datafiles
Index term
Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC 2000) of mother'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 MAJCBE/
| 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 | 34 | 0.08% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4271 | 9.45% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Office managers | 1152 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Midwives | 3212 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Therapists n.e.c. | 3229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers | 3412 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Broadcasting associate professionals | 3432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers, exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Pensions and insurance clerks | 4132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Receptionists | 4216 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers | 5495 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and home carers | 6115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Air travel assistants | 6214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 7124 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Merchandisers and window dressers | 7125 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Routine inspectors and testers | 8133 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.72 | 4500 | -11.0 | 9233.0 | 289.0 | 40692 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9587 | 5.69% |
| Office managers | 1152 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 12 | 0.01% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 17 | 0.01% |
| Midwives | 3212 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Therapists n.e.c. | 3229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers | 3412 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Broadcasting associate professionals | 3432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers, exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Pensions and insurance clerks | 4132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Personal assistants and other secretaries | 4215 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Receptionists | 4216 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers | 5495 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and home carers | 6115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Air travel assistants | 6214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 7124 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Merchandisers and window dressers | 7125 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Routine inspectors and testers | 8133 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -7.49 | 9587 | -11.0 | 9233.0 | 146.42 | 158790 |
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