Mother's last job in c.o.b.: 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 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 SOC 2010.
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% |
| Shopkeepers and proprietors - wholesale and retail | 1254 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1259 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Therapy professionals n.e.c. | 2229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 17 | 0.04% |
| Midwives | 2232 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Senior professionals of educational establishments | 2317 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers and translators | 3412 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Actors, entertainers and presenters | 3413 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| National government administrative occupations | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants | 4132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Office managers | 4161 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 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% |
| Cooks | 5435 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other skilled trades n.e.c. | 5449 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care workers and home carers | 6145 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Air travel assistants | 6214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 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 and fillers | 9134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and theme park attendants | 9275 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.43 | 4500 | -11.0 | 9275.0 | 287.07 | 40692 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9587 | 5.69% |
| Shopkeepers and proprietors - wholesale and retail | 1254 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1259 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Therapy professionals n.e.c. | 2229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 2231 | 17 | 0.01% |
| Midwives | 2232 | 3 | 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 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Senior professionals of educational establishments | 2317 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Teaching and other educational professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Authors, writers and translators | 3412 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Actors, entertainers and presenters | 3413 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers and exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| National government administrative occupations | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants | 4132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other administrative occupations n.e.c. | 4159 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Office managers | 4161 | 1 | 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% |
| Cooks | 5435 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Catering and bar managers | 5436 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other skilled trades n.e.c. | 5449 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Care workers and home carers | 6145 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Air travel assistants | 6214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Hairdressers and barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Housekeepers and related occupations | 6231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 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 and fillers | 9134 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Elementary process plant occupations n.e.c. | 9139 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners and domestics | 9233 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Waiters and waitresses | 9273 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and theme park attendants | 9275 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -7.56 | 9587 | -11.0 | 9275.0 | 145.44 | 158790 |
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