Father'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 father'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 PAJCBE/
| 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 | 46 | 0.1% |
| inapplicable | -8 | 4190 | 9.27% |
| proxy | -7 | 195 | 0.43% |
| Senior officials (national governments) | 1111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 1121 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Financial managers and chartered secretaries | 1131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information and communications technology managers | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Financial institution managers | 1151 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Retail and wholesale managers | 1163 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farm managers | 1211 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers in animal husbandry, forestry and fishing n.e.c. | 1219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Property, housing and land managers | 1231 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 11 | 0.02% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Biological scientists and biochemists | 2112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 9 | 0.02% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Researchers n.e.c. | 2329 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 3214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 7 | 0.02% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Prison service officers (below principal officer) | 3314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors | 3431 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sports players | 3441 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Aircraft pilots and flight engineers | 3512 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ship and hovercraft officers | 3513 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales representatives | 3542 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Estate agents, auctioneers | 3544 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personnel and industrial relations officers | 3562 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service executive officers | 4111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.01% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 18 | 0.04% |
| Horticultural trades | 5112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen | 5113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. | 5119 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sheet metal workers | 5213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welding trades | 5215 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers | 5231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Electricians, electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bricklayers, masons | 5312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Construction trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 8 | 0.02% |
| Plasterers | 5321 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leather and related trades | 5413 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 5 | 0.01% |
| Bakers, flour confectioners | 5432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Furniture makers, other craft woodworkers | 5492 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 6112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 7129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8125 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 4 | 0.01% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Agricultural machinery drivers | 8223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Forestry workers | 9112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Stevedores, dockers and slingers | 9141 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 3 | 0.01% |
| Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Elementary security and safety occupations n.e.c. | 9249 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 45192 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.29 | 4431 | -11.0 | 9249.0 | 325.25 | 40761 |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| in IEMB only | -11 | 158675 | 94.24% |
| missing | -9 | 9518 | 5.65% |
| Senior officials (national governments) | 1111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Production, works and maintenance managers | 1121 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Financial managers and chartered secretaries | 1131 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Information and communications technology managers | 1136 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Financial institution managers | 1151 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Retail and wholesale managers | 1163 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Officers in armed forces | 1171 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Farm managers | 1211 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Managers in animal husbandry, forestry and fishing n.e.c. | 1219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Restaurant and catering managers | 1223 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Property, housing and land managers | 1231 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Shopkeepers | 1234 | 11 | 0.01% |
| Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c. | 1239 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Biological scientists and biochemists | 2112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil engineers | 2121 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Software professionals | 2132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical practitioners | 2211 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Higher education teaching professionals | 2311 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Further education teaching professionals | 2312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 2314 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Primary and nursery education teaching professionals | 2315 | 9 | 0.01% |
| Teaching professionals n.e.c. | 2319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Researchers n.e.c. | 2329 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Clergy | 2444 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Medical radiographers | 3214 | 1 | 0.0% |
| NCOs and other ranks | 3311 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Police officers (sergeant and below) | 3312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Prison service officers (below principal officer) | 3314 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Journalists, newspaper and periodical editors | 3431 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Photographers and audio-visual equipment operators | 3434 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sports players | 3441 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Aircraft pilots and flight engineers | 3512 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ship and hovercraft officers | 3513 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales representatives | 3542 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Estate agents, auctioneers | 3544 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Personnel and industrial relations officers | 3562 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service executive officers | 4111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Civil Service administrative officers and assistants | 4112 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Accounts and wages clerks, book-keepers, other financial clerks | 4122 | 4 | 0.0% |
| General office assistants/clerks | 4150 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farmers | 5111 | 18 | 0.01% |
| Horticultural trades | 5112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Gardeners and groundsmen/groundswomen | 5113 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. | 5119 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sheet metal workers | 5213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Welding trades | 5215 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Metal working production and maintenance fitters | 5223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Motor mechanics, auto engineers | 5231 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Electricians, electrical fitters | 5241 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Bricklayers, masons | 5312 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Carpenters and joiners | 5315 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Construction trades n.e.c. | 5319 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Plasterers | 5321 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leather and related trades | 5413 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Tailors and dressmakers | 5414 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Bakers, flour confectioners | 5432 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Chefs, cooks | 5434 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Furniture makers, other craft woodworkers | 5492 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ambulance staff (excluding paramedics) | 6112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Leisure and travel service occupations n.e.c. | 6219 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Sales and retail assistants | 7111 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Retail cashiers and check-out operators | 7112 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Sales related occupations n.e.c. | 7129 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Food, drink and tobacco process operatives | 8111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Metal working machine operatives | 8125 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods) | 8132 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Construction operatives n.e.c. | 8149 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Van drivers | 8212 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Bus and coach drivers | 8213 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Agricultural machinery drivers | 8223 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Farm workers | 9111 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Forestry workers | 9112 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Stevedores, dockers and slingers | 9141 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Kitchen and catering assistants | 9223 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Elementary personal services occupations n.e.c. | 9229 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Security guards and related occupations | 9241 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Elementary security and safety occupations n.e.c. | 9249 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 168377 | 100.0% |
| Mean | Number Missing | Min | Max | Std Dev | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -6.05 | 9518 | -11.0 | 9249.0 | 164.97 | 158859 |
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