Father's first job in UK: SOC 2010
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 6931) and Secure Access (SN 6676) datasets.
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Index term
Derived variable note:
Standard Occupational Classification 2010 (SOC 2010) of father'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 PAJ1UKSOC90, PAJ1UKSOC00.
Derived variable note:
Uses W_PAJ1UKSOC10 on data file W_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 | 97 | 0.21% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4056 | 8.98% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Chief executives and senior officials | 1115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production managers and directors in manufacturing | 1121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing and sales directors | 1132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information technology and telecommunications directors | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture | 1211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1223 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers and proprietors - wholesale and retail | 1254 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1259 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Programmers and software development professionals | 2136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Dental practitioners | 2215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 2217 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Solicitors | 2413 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. | 2429 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welfare professionals n.e.c. | 2449 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 3 | 0.01% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators | 3417 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business sales executives | 3542 | 1 | 0.0% |
| National government administrative occupations | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welding trades | 5215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal machining setters and setter-operators | 5221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 5231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Aircraft maintenance and related trades | 5235 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers | 5237 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Electricians and electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Construction and building trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 12 | 0.03% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Construction and building trades supervisors | 5330 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Footwear and leather working trades | 5413 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Chefs | 5434 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers | 7115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales supervisors | 7130 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Glass and ceramics process operatives | 8112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Chemical and related process operatives | 8114 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rubber process operatives | 8115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8117 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8125 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8129 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8214 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Fork-lift truck drivers | 8222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary construction occupations | 9120 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 9132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | 9134 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 44 | 0.1% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers | 9211 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle valeters and cleaners | 9236 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Elementary storage occupations | 9260 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9272 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.43 | 4348 | -11.0 | 9273.0 | 556.56 | 40844 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9435 | 5.6% |
| Chief executives and senior officials | 1115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production managers and directors in manufacturing | 1121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing and sales directors | 1132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information technology and telecommunications directors | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture | 1211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering establishment managers and proprietors | 1223 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers and proprietors - wholesale and retail | 1254 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1259 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Programmers and software development professionals | 2136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 13 | 0.01% |
| Dental practitioners | 2215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 2217 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Solicitors | 2413 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business, research and administrative professionals n.e.c. | 2429 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welfare professionals n.e.c. | 2449 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 3 | 0.0% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Photographers, audio-visual and broadcasting equipment operators | 3417 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Business sales executives | 3542 | 1 | 0.0% |
| National government administrative occupations | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Bank and post office clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welding trades | 5215 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal machining setters and setter-operators | 5221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians | 5231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Aircraft maintenance and related trades | 5235 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rail and rolling stock builders and repairers | 5237 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Electricians and electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Construction and building trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 12 | 0.01% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Construction and building trades supervisors | 5330 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Footwear and leather working trades | 5413 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chefs | 5434 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers | 7115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales supervisors | 7130 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Customer service occupations n.e.c. | 7219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Glass and ceramics process operatives | 8112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Textile process operatives | 8113 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Chemical and related process operatives | 8114 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rubber process operatives | 8115 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal making and treating process operatives | 8117 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8125 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8129 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical and electronic products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c. | 8139 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Taxi and cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8214 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Fork-lift truck drivers | 8222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary construction occupations | 9120 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 9132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners and fillers | 9134 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 44 | 0.03% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers and couriers | 9211 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners and pressers | 9234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Vehicle valeters and cleaners | 9236 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Elementary storage occupations | 9260 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9272 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.35 | 9435 | -11.0 | 9273.0 | 282.71 | 158942 |
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