Mother's last job in c.o.b.: SOC 1990
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 1990 (SOC 1990) of mother's last job in the country of birth before coming to the UK. Full 3-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).
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% |
| Other financial institutions and office managers n.e.c. | 139 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Farm owners and managers, horticulturists | 160 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 174 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in service industries n.e.c. | 179 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Higher and Further education teaching professionals | 231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary (and middle school deemed secondary) education teaching professionals | 233 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Primary (and middle school deemed primary) and nursery education teaching professionals | 234 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Other teaching professionals n.e.c. teacher dancing | 239 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers, probation officers | 293 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 300 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 340 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Midwives | 341 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Occupational and speech therapists, psychotherapists, therapists n.e.c. | 347 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers, journalists | 380 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Actors, entertainers, stage managers, producers and directors | 384 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil administrative assistants taxation | 400 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 410 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Clerks (n.o.s.) | 430 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other secretaries, personal assistants, typists, word processor operators n.e.c. | 459 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Receptionists general office dental | 460 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers | 518 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists, menders, darners and embroiderers | 553 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Tailors, dressmakers | 556 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 610 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks hotel supervisor | 620 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 621 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Travel and flight attendants | 630 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and attendants old | 644 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers coiffeur | 660 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Domestic housekeepers and related occupations | 670 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Other personal and protective service occupations model | 699 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 702 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales assistants merchants car | 720 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Retail cash desk and check-out operators | 721 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 732 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Merchandisers | 790 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Window dressers, floral arrangers | 791 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other textiles processing operatives hydro | 814 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers/lineworkers vehicles metal nutter | 851 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 862 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other routine process operatives n.e.c. painter | 869 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers livestock hand | 900 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Other labourers in making and processing industries n.e.c. | 919 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 958 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9.62 | 4500 | -11.0 | 958.0 | 28.84 | 40692 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9587 | 5.69% |
| Other financial institutions and office managers n.e.c. | 139 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Farm owners and managers, horticulturists | 160 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 174 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in service industries n.e.c. | 179 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Higher and Further education teaching professionals | 231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary (and middle school deemed secondary) education teaching professionals | 233 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Primary (and middle school deemed primary) and nursery education teaching professionals | 234 | 12 | 0.01% |
| Other teaching professionals n.e.c. teacher dancing | 239 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers, probation officers | 293 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 300 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 340 | 17 | 0.01% |
| Midwives | 341 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Occupational and speech therapists, psychotherapists, therapists n.e.c. | 347 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers, journalists | 380 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Actors, entertainers, stage managers, producers and directors | 384 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil administrative assistants taxation | 400 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 410 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Clerks (n.o.s.) | 430 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other secretaries, personal assistants, typists, word processor operators n.e.c. | 459 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Receptionists general office dental | 460 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Goldsmiths, silversmiths, precious stone workers | 518 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists, menders, darners and embroiderers | 553 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Tailors, dressmakers | 556 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 610 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks hotel supervisor | 620 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 621 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Travel and flight attendants | 630 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care assistants and attendants old | 644 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers, barbers coiffeur | 660 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Domestic housekeepers and related occupations | 670 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Other personal and protective service occupations model | 699 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 702 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales assistants merchants car | 720 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Retail cash desk and check-out operators | 721 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Market and street traders and assistants | 732 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Merchandisers | 790 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Window dressers, floral arrangers | 791 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other textiles processing operatives hydro | 814 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers/lineworkers vehicles metal nutter | 851 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 862 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other routine process operatives n.e.c. painter | 869 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers livestock hand | 900 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Other labourers in making and processing industries n.e.c. | 919 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 958 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.65 | 9587 | -11.0 | 958.0 | 14.61 | 158790 |
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