Father's first job in UK: SOC 2000
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 2000 (SOC 2000) 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 2000.
See PAJ1UKSOC90, PAJ1UKSOC10.
Derived variable note:
Uses W_PAJ1UKSOC00 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% |
| Senior officials (national governments) | 1111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 1121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing and sales managers | 1132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information and communications technology managers | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farm managers | 1211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 13 | 0.03% |
| Dental practitioners | 2215 | 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 professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners | 2411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Public service administrative professionals | 2441 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 3214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 3 | 0.01% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers, exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales representatives | 3542 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Counter clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 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 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers | 5231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Auto electricians | 5233 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Electricians, electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 6 | 0.01% |
| Construction trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Leather and related trades | 5413 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.02% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Customer service occupations | 7212 | 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 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8129 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Routine laboratory testers | 8138 | 1 | 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, cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8214 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Fork lift truck drivers | 8222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in building and woodworking trades | 9121 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Labourers in foundries | 9131 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 9132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 40 | 0.09% |
| Elementary occupations in goods handling & storage n.e.c. | 9149 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers | 9211 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers | 9234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.28 | 4348 | -11.0 | 9241.0 | 556.67 | 40844 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9435 | 5.6% |
| Senior officials (national governments) | 1111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 1121 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Marketing and sales managers | 1132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information and communications technology managers | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farm managers | 1211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 13 | 0.01% |
| Dental practitioners | 2215 | 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 professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Solicitors and lawyers, judges and coroners | 2411 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chartered and certified accountants | 2421 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Public service administrative professionals | 2441 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Social workers | 2442 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Laboratory technicians | 3111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Nurses | 3211 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 3214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Youth and community workers | 3231 | 3 | 0.0% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Importers, exporters | 3536 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales representatives | 3542 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Counter clerks | 4123 | 1 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 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 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers | 5231 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Auto electricians | 5233 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Electricians, electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Construction trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Painters and decorators | 5323 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Weavers and knitters | 5411 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Leather and related trades | 5413 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Hairdressers, barbers | 6221 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 10 | 0.01% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Customer service occupations | 7212 | 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 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Plant and machine operatives n.e.c. | 8129 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (electrical products) | 8131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sewing machinists | 8137 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Routine laboratory testers | 8138 | 1 | 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, cab drivers and chauffeurs | 8214 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Crane drivers | 8221 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Fork lift truck drivers | 8222 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in building and woodworking trades | 9121 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in foundries | 9131 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 9132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Packers, bottlers, canners, fillers | 9134 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Labourers in process and plant operations n.e.c. | 9139 | 40 | 0.02% |
| Elementary occupations in goods handling & storage n.e.c. | 9149 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers | 9211 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Waiters, waitresses | 9224 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Cleaners, domestics | 9233 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers | 9234 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.39 | 9435 | -11.0 | 9241.0 | 282.76 | 158942 |
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