BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

Note

This is a ‘STRING’ variable – an alphanumeric. Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data collection and Fieldwork, and the coding frame for ISCO in Appendix to Vol. A. International Labour Office (1990) `International Standard Classification of Occupations: ISCO 88. Geneva: International Labour Office.

Variable Occurrence

apacssm

Cambridge Scale males: father’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
27.45	18.01	0.56	88.35

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	8701	84.8	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	37	.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1174	11.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	8701	Missing cases	1563

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

Computed using the CAMCON utility in CASOC. See the Section on Data collection and Fieldwork, Vol. A. See also Prandy K (1990) `The Revised Cambridge Scale of Occupations’, Sociology 24, pp 629-655.

Variable Occurrence

apacssf

Cambridge Scale females: father’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
27.75	18.62	0.55	98.85

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	8701	84.8	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	37	.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1174	11.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	8701	Missing cases	1563

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for APACSSM.

Variable Occurrence

apahgs

Hope – Goldthorpe Scale: father’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
44.62	14.52	17.52	82.05

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	8701	84.8	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	37	.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1174	11.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	8701	Missing cases	1563

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data collection and Fieldwork Vol. A. See also Goldthorpe, JH and Hope, K (1974) The Social Grading of Occupations: A New Approach and Scale, Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Variable Occurrence

apasec

Socio-Economic Class: father’s job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Higher managerial	20	75	.7	.9
Higher prof tradn’l	31	311	3.0	3.6
Higher prof new emp	32	31	.3	.4
High prof trad s.emp	33	85	.8	1.0
High prof new s.emp	34	2	.0	.0
Lower Prof trad emps	41	361	3.5	4.1
Lower Prof new emps	42	92	.9	1.1
Lwr Prof trad s.emp	43	23	.2	.3
Lower Prof new s.emp	44	25	.2	.3
Lower manag occupns	50	640	6.2	7.4
Hgher supervis occup	60	253	2.5	2.9
admin	71	172	1.7	2.0
serv	72	243	2.4	2.8
aux	73	50	.5	.6
Intermed engineering	74	40	.4	.5
Emp,small (non-prof)	81	402	3.9	4.6
Emp,small (agricult)	82	116	1.1	1.3
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)	91	642	6.3	7.4
Own acct wkrs(agric)	92	155	1.5	1.8
Lwr supervis occups	100	1015	9.9	11.7
Lwr technical craft	111	628	6.1	7.2
Lwr tech process op	112	282	2.7	3.2
Semi-routine sales	121	27	.3	.3
Semi-routine service	122	175	1.7	2.0
Semi-routine tech	123	411	4.0	4.7
Semi-routine op	124	368	3.6	4.2
Semi-routine agric	125	158	1.5	1.8
Semi-routine cleri	126	13	.1	.1
serv	131	37	.4	.4
Routine production	132	96	.9	1.1
Routine technical	133	1253	12.2	14.4
Routine operative	134	481	4.7	5.5
Routine agricultrl	135	39	.4	.4
Missing	-9	37	.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1174	11.4	Missing
	-7	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	8701	Missing cases	1563

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

amargsc

RG Social Class: mother’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Professional occ	1	23	.2	.5
technic	2	857	8.3	20.4
Skilled non-manual	3	1139	11.1	27.1
Skilled manual	4	596	5.8	14.2
Partly skilled occ	5	1006	9.8	24.0
Unskilled occ	6	575	5.6	13.7
Missing or wild	-9	32	.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	5684	55.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	4196	Missing cases	6068

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for AJBRGSC.

Variable Occurrence

amaseg

Socio economic group: mother’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Managers,large	2	131	1.3	3.1
Employers,small	3	117	1.1	2.8
Managers,small	4	25	.2	.6
Professional Self-em	5	9	.1	.2
Professional employe	6	14	.1	.3
Int. non-manual,work	7	505	4.9	12.0
Int. non-man,foreman	8	147	1.4	3.5
Junior non-manual	9	979	9.5	23.3
Personal service wrk	10	530	5.2	12.6
Foreman manual	11	83	.8	2.0
Skilled manual wkrs	12	231	2.3	5.5
Semi-skilled manual	13	542	5.3	12.9
Unskilled manual wkr	14	542	5.3	12.9
Own account wkrs	15	219	2.1	5.2
Farmers – employers,	16	11	.1	.3
Farmers – own accoun	17	8	.1	.2
Agricultural workers	18	103	1.0	2.5
Missing	-9	32	.3	Missing
Not Applicable	-8	5684	55.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	4196	Missing cases	6068

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for AJBSEG.

Variable Occurrence

amagold

Goldthorpe Social Class: mother’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Service class,higher	1	120	1.2	2.9
Service class,lower	2	582	5.7	13.9
Routine non-manual e	3	652	6.4	15.5
Personal service wor	4	554	5.4	13.2
Sml props w employee	5	111	1.1	2.6
Sml props w/o employ	6	216	2.1	5.1
Farmers,Smallholders	7	42	.4	1.0
Foreman,Technicians	8	194	1.9	4.6
Skilled manual worke	9	310	3.0	7.4
Semi,unskilled manua	10	1335	13.0	31.8
Agricultural workers	11	80	.8	1.9
Missing	-9	32	.3	Missing
Not Applicable	-8	5684	55.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	4196	Missing cases	6068

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for AJBGOLD.

Variable Occurrence

amaisco

International SOC: mother’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	4196	Missing cases	6068

Index Terms

Note

This is a ‘STRING’ variable – an alphanumeric. See note for APAISCO.

Variable Occurrence

amacssm

Cambridge Scale males: mother’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
29.16	15.78	0.56	85.04

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	4196	40.9	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	32	.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	5684	55.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	4196	Missing cases	6068

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for APACSSM.

Variable Occurrence

amacssf

Cambridge Scale females: mother’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
29.48	16.71	0.55	87.85

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	4196	40.9	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	32	.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	5684	55.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	4196	Missing cases	6068

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for APACSSM.

Variable Occurrence

amahgs

Hope – Goldthorpe Scale: mother’s job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
38.10	14.51	0	82.05

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	18	.2	.4
Amount Stated	1.00	4178	40.7	99.6
Missing or wild	-9.00	32	.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	5684	55.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	4196	Missing cases	6068

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for APAHGS.

Variable Occurrence

amasec

Socio-Economic Class: mother’s job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Higher managerial	20	2	.0	.0
Higher prof tradn’l	31	18	.2	.4
Higher prof new emp	32	2	.0	.0
High prof trad s.emp	33	6	.1	.1
Lower Prof trad emps	41	434	4.2	10.3
Lower Prof new emps	42	16	.2	.4
Lwr Prof trad s.emp	43	17	.2	.4
Lower Prof new s.emp	44	3	.0	.1
Lower manag occupns	50	111	1.1	2.6
Hgher supervis occup	60	91	.9	2.2
admin	71	422	4.1	10.1
serv	72	120	1.2	2.9
aux	73	95	.9	2.3
Intermed engineering	74	1	.0	.0
Emp,small (non-prof)	81	213	2.1	5.1
Emp,small (agricult)	82	20	.2	.5
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)	91	139	1.4	3.3
Own acct wkrs(agric)	92	22	.2	.5
Lwr supervis occups	100	239	2.3	5.7
Lwr technical craft	111	37	.4	.9
Lwr tech process op	112	43	.4	1.0
Semi-routine sales	121	349	3.4	8.3
Semi-routine service	122	323	3.1	7.7
Semi-routine tech	123	49	.5	1.2
Semi-routine op	124	149	1.5	3.6
Semi-routine agric	125	56	.5	1.3
Semi-routine cleri	126	75	.7	1.8
Semi-rtne childcare	127	21	.2	.5
serv	131	178	1.7	4.2
Routine production	132	268	2.6	6.4
Routine technical	133	128	1.2	3.1
Routine operative	134	530	5.2	12.6
Routine agricultrl	135	19	.2	.5
Missing	-9	32	.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	5684	55.4	Missing
	-7	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	4196	Missing cases	6068

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

apayg

Gross rate of pay per month:last payment

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
955.18	741.50	5.78	14010.80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	4677	45.6	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	487	4.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	4748	46.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	4677	Missing cases	5587

Question Route

Uses APAYGW APAYGL APAYNW APAYNL APAYNW ASPJB AMLSTAT ASEX AJBPENM on Record AINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Converts employees’ last wage or salary payment before tax and other deductions in current main job (APAYGL) to monthly amount. If gross pay was missing, but net pay was present, then gross pay is estimated from net pay, on the basis of information about marital status, partner’s activity, and pension scheme membership.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

apayn

Net rate of pay per month: last payment

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
707.85	492.98	5.78	8506.54

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	4677	45.6	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	487	4.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	4748	46.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	4677	Missing cases	5587

Question Route

Uses APAYGW APAYGL APAYNW APAYNL APAYNW ASPJB AMLSTAT ASEX AJBPENM on Record AINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Converts employees’ last wage or salary payment after tax and other deductions in current main job (APAYNL) to a monthly amount. If net pay was missing, but gross pay was present, then net pay is estimated from gross pay, on the basis of information about marital status, partner’s activity, and pension scheme membership.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

apaygu

Usual gross pay per month: current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
922.72	679.48	8.67	8666.67

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	5164	50.3	100.0
Inapplicable	-8.00	4748	46.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	5164	Missing cases	5100

Question Route

Uses AJBPENM APAYUSL APAYG APAYUG APAYU APAYUW APAYN AMLSTAT ASEX ASPJB AJBSEMP on Record AINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Measures usual monthly wage or salary payment before tax and other deductions in current main job for employees. If last gross payment was the “usual”, this is used. If last gross pay was missing, but net pay was present, and this was given as “usual”, gross pay was estimated from net pay, in the light of information about marital status, partner’s activity, and pension scheme membership. If last payment was not the “usual”, “usual payment” was given gross, this was used. If “usual payment” was net, this was converted as above at APAYN. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable APAYGUI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

apaynu

Usual net pay per month: current job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
686.86	453.83	8.67	7583.33

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	5164	50.3	100.0
Inapplicable	-8.00	4748	46.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	5164	Missing cases	5100

Question Route

Uses AJBPENM APAYUSL APAYN APAYG APAYUG APAYU APAYUW AMLSTAT ASEX ASPJB AJBSEMP on Record AINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Measures usual monthly wage or salary payment after tax and other deductions in current main job for employees. If last net payment was the usual, then this is used. If last net pay was missing, but gross pay was present, and this was usual, then net pay is estimated from gross pay, on the basis of information about marital status, partner’s activity, and pension scheme membership. If last payment was not the usual, then if usual payment is given net, this is used. Otherwise, if usual payment is given gross, then this is converted as above at APAYN. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable APAYNUI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or – 8 otherwise.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

apaygty

Usual monthly gross pay: Sept this year

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
940.58	802.24	0	12600

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	97	.9	1.6
Amount Stated	1.00	5796	56.5	98.4
Inapplicable	-8.00	4019	39.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	5893	Missing cases	4371

Question Route

Uses AJBHAS AJBOFF AJBSEMP AJSACCS AJSPROF AJSPAYG AJBPENM AMLSTAT ASEX APAYGU AJTYID on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJHSTAT AJHGPAY on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures monthly gross payment of wage, salary or self-employment income received at 1.9.91. If current job spell started before this date, then for employees APAYGU is used, and for self-employed the current pay or profit. If current job spell started after 1.9.91, then this variable is equal to value of AJHGPAY for job spell at this date. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable APAYGTI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

apaygly

Usual monthly gross pay: Sept year ago

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
891.10	772.55	0	12600

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	84	.8	1.4
Amount Stated	1.00	5794	56.4	98.6
Inapplicable	-8.00	4034	39.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	5878	Missing cases	4386

Question Route

Uses AJBPENM AMLSTAT ASEX AJBOFF AJBHAS AJBSEMP AJSACCS AJSPROF AJSPAYG APAYLY APAYLYW APAYLYG ACJSBLY ASPJB AJLYID APAYGU on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJHSTAT AJHGPAY on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures monthly gross payment of wage, salary or self-employment income received at 1.9.90. If current job spell started before this date, then for employees the answer to E27 is used, converted from net to gross where necessary, and for the self employed the current pay or profit. If the current job spell started after 1.9.90, then this variable is equal to the value of AJHGPAY for the job spell at this date. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable APAYGLI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

apaynty

Usual monthly net pay: Sept this year

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
702.98	538.16	0	7796.37

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	97	.9	1.6
Amount Stated	1.00	5796	56.5	98.4
Inapplicable	-8.00	4019	39.2	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	5893	Missing cases	4371

Question Route

Uses AJBHAS AJBOFF AJBSEMP AJSACCS AJSPROF AJSPAYG AJBPENM AMLSTAT ASEX APAYNU AJTYID on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJHSTAT AJHNPAY on Record AJOBHIST

Index Terms

Note

Measures monthly net payment of wage, salary or self-employment income received at 1.9.91. If current job spell started before this date, then for employees APAYNU is used, and for the self-employed current pay or profit, converted to a net amount. If current job spell started after 1.9.91, then this variable is equal to the value of AJHNPAY for the job spell at this date. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable APAYNTYI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

apaynly

Usual monthly net pay: Sept year ago

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
668.96	512.37	0	7796.37

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	84	.8	1.4
Amount Stated	1.00	5794	56.4	98.6
Inapplicable	-8.00	4034	39.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	5878	Missing cases	4386

Question Route

Uses AJBPENM AMLSTAT ASEX AJBOFF AJBHAS AJBSEMP AJSACCS AJSPRF AJSPRBM AJSPRBY AJSPREM AJSPAYL AJSPYBM AJSPYBY AJSPYEM AJSPYEY APAYLY APAYLYW APAYLYG ACJSBLY ASPJB AJLYID APAYNU on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJHSTAT AJHNPAY on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures monthly net payment of wage, salary or self-employment income received at 1.9.90. If current job spell started before this date, then for employees the answer to E27 is used, converted from gross to net where necessary, and for the self-employed current pay or profit, converted to a net amount. If current job spell started after 1.9.90, then this variable is equal to the value of AJHNPAY for the job spell at this date. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable APAYNLI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajsprof

Monthly self employed profit

Record Type

Employment: Self-Employment

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1038.65	1420.64	0	8333.08

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
inapplicable	-8	9370	91.29	Missing
proxy	-7	352	3.43	Missing
[Value >= 0]		542	5.28	100.0
Total		10264	100.00

Valid cases	542	Missing cases	9722

Question Route

Uses AJBSEMP AJSACCS AJSPAYL AJSPYBM AJSPYBY AJSPYEM AJSPYEY on Record AINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Computes a monthly self-employed profit variable for self-employed respondents who draw up profit and loss accounts. Inapplicable for those who are not self-employed, and the self employed who do not draw up accounts. (cf. AJSPAYG). Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable (here AJSPROFI) takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajspayg

Monthly self employed gross pay

Record Type

Employment: Self-Employment

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
849.47	951.89	0	5500

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	2	.0	.9
Amount Stated	1.00	227	2.2	99.1
Inapplicable	-8.00	9683	94.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	229	Missing cases	10035

Question Route

Uses AJBSEMP AJSACCS AJSPAYL AJSPYBM AJSPYBY AJSPYEM AJSPYEY on Record AINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Computes a monthly self-employed gross pay variable if a self-employed respondent does not draw up profit and loss accounts. Inapplicable for those who are not self employed, and the self employed who draw up accounts. (cf. AJSPROF). Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable (here AJSPAYG) takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

acjsten

Length (days) of current labour market

Record Type

Employment: Length of Job Tenure

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2681.70	3552.77	0	31679

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	5	.0	.1
Amount Stated	1.00	9657	94.1	99.9
Missing or wild	-9.00	250	2.4	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	9662	Missing cases	602

Question Route

Uses AJBHAS AJBOFF AJBBGD AJBBGM AJBBGY AJBSEMP AJSBGD AJSBGM AJSBGY ACJSBGD ACJSBGM ACJSBGY ADOID ADOIM on Record AINDRESP

Index Terms

Note

Measures the length of time in the current labour market spell, whether, employee, self employed or not employed in number of days. Where day is missing, this is assumed to be one. For years before 1990, where month is missing, this is assumed to be July.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

acjswk9

Weeks in current spell: year to 1.9.91

Record Type

Employment: Length of Job Tenure

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
44.35	16.32	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	548	5.3	5.5
Amount Stated	1.00	9361	91.2	94.5
Missing or wild	-9.00	3	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	9909	Missing cases	355

Question Route

Uses AJBHAS AJBOFF AJBSTAT ACJSBLY ANJBS AJBHAD on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJSPNO AJHSTAT on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks in current labour market spell which fell into reference year (1.9.90 – 31.8.91). Measure is exact (i.e. number of days divided by seven).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajlid

Identifier of latest job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Current job	0	6154	60.0	63.9
Job spell 1	1	548	5.3	5.7
Job spell 2	2	37	.4	.4
Job spell 3	3	1	.0	.0
Last job – J93	12	2891	28.2	30.0
Missing	-9	30	.3	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	133	1.3	Missing
Never had a job	-3	470	4.6	Missing

Valid cases	9631	Missing cases	633

Question Route

Uses AJBHAS AJBOFF AJBSTAT ACJSBLY ANJBS AJBHAD on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJSPNO AJHSTAT on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Provides a means of identifying the latest job (i.e. the current job or the most recent if not currently employed).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajlyid

Identifier of job spell at 1.9.90

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Current job	0	7573	73.8	76.4
Job spell 1	1	1654	16.1	16.7
Job spell 2	2	462	4.5	4.7
Job spell 3	3	144	1.4	1.5
Job spell 4	4	51	.5	.5
Job spell 5	5	14	.1	.1
Job spell 6	6	6	.1	.1
Job spell 7	7	5	.0	.1
Missing	-9	3	.0	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	9909	Missing cases	355

Question Route

Uses AJBSTAT ACJSBLY ACJSBGD ACJSBGM ACJSBGY AIVFIO on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJSPNO on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Identifies the respondent’s labour market spell for 1 September 1990. (i.e. it identifies the current labour market spell if this started before 1.9.90, and the relevant AJOBHIST record if not).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajtyid

Identifier of job spell at 1.9.91

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Current job	0	9459	92.2	95.6
Job spell 1	1	415	4.0	4.2
Job spell 2	2	25	.2	.3
Missing	-9	13	.1	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	9899	Missing cases	365

Question Route

Uses AJBHAS AJBOFF AJBSEMP AJBSTAT AJBBGD AJBBGM AJBBGY AJSBGD AJSBGM AJSBGY ACJSBGD ACJSBGM ACJSBGY ACJSBLY on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJSPNO AJHBGD AJHBGM AJHBGY AJHSTAT on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Identifies respondent’s labour market spell for 1 September 1991. (i.e. identifies current labour market spell if this started before 1.9.91, and relevant AJOBHIST record if not).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajbseg

Socio economic group: present job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employers,large	1	8	.1	.1
Managers,large	2	473	4.6	7.7
Employers,small	3	182	1.8	3.0
Managers,small	4	280	2.7	4.6
Professional Self-em	5	75	.7	1.2
Professional employe	6	254	2.5	4.1
Int. non-manual,work	7	745	7.3	12.1
Int. non-man,foreman	8	294	2.9	4.8
Junior non-manual	9	1208	11.8	19.6
Personal service wrk	10	342	3.3	5.6
Foreman manual	11	286	2.8	4.6
Skilled manual wkrs	12	679	6.6	11.0
Semi-skilled manual	13	548	5.3	8.9
Unskilled manual wkr	14	264	2.6	4.3
Own account wkrs	15	392	3.8	6.4
Farmers – employers,	16	19	.2	.3
Farmers – own accoun	17	18	.2	.3
Agricultural workers	18	66	.6	1.1
Members of armed for	19	18	.2	.3
Missing	-9	3	.0	Missing
Not Applicable	-8	4110	40.0	Missing

Valid cases	6151	Missing cases	4113

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Employment History: Size, Sector and Duties

Note

CASOC computes the Socio-Economic Group for jobs, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and Appendix in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajbgold

Goldthorpe Social Class: present job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Service class,higher	1	842	8.2	13.7
Service class,lower	2	1202	11.7	19.5
Routine non-manual e	3	897	8.7	14.6
Personal service wor	4	449	4.4	7.3
Sml props w employee	5	155	1.5	2.5
Sml props w/o employ	6	378	3.7	6.1
Farmers,Smallholders	7	54	.5	.9
Foreman,Technicians	8	467	4.5	7.6
Skilled manual worke	9	537	5.2	8.7
Semi,unskilled manua	10	1118	10.9	18.2
Agricultural workers	11	52	.5	.8
Missing	-9	3	.0	Missing
Not Applicable	-8	4110	40.0	Missing

Valid cases	6151	Missing cases	4113

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes the Goldthorpe social class classification for jobs, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and Appendix in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajbrgsc

RG Social Class: present job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Professional occ	1	330	3.2	5.4
technic	2	1676	16.3	27.2
Skilled non-manual	3	1530	14.9	24.9
Skilled manual	4	1367	13.3	22.2
Partly skilled occ	5	934	9.1	15.2
Unskilled occ	6	296	2.9	4.8
Armed forces	7	18	.2	.3
Missing or wild	-9	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	4110	40.0	Missing

Valid cases	6151	Missing cases	4113

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes the Registrar General’s Social Class for jobs based on the 3 digit Standard occupational classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See the Section on Data Collection and Fieldwork, and Appendix in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajbisco

International SOC: present job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	6151	Missing cases	4113

Index Terms

Employment: Sector and Duties

Note

This is a ‘STRING’ variable – an alphanumeric. Computed using CASOC. See the Section on Data collection and Fieldwork, and coding frame for ISCO in Appendix to Vol. A. International Labour Office (1990) `International Standard Classification of Occupations: ISCO 88. Geneva: International Labour Office.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajbcssm

Cambridge Scale males: present job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
34.31	17.52	0.57	90.32

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	6151	59.9	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	4110	40.0	Missing

Valid cases	6151	Missing cases	4113

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajbcssf

Cambridge Scale females: present job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
35.01	18.75	0.60	98.85

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	6151	59.9	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	4110	40.0	Missing

Valid cases	6151	Missing cases	4113

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for AJGCSSM.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajbhgs

Hope – Goldthorpe Scale: present job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
45.93	15.65	0	82.05

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	3	.0	.0
Amount Stated	1.00	6148	59.9	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	4110	40.0	Missing

Valid cases	6151	Missing cases	4113

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

ajbsec

Socio-Economic Class: current job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employers large org	10	8	.1	.1
Higher managerial	20	187	1.8	3.0
Higher prof tradn’l	31	227	2.2	3.7
Higher prof new emp	32	84	.8	1.4
High prof trad s.emp	33	69	.7	1.1
High prof new s.emp	34	6	.1	.1
Lower Prof trad emps	41	681	6.6	11.1
Lower Prof new emps	42	36	.4	.6
Lwr Prof trad s.emp	43	64	.6	1.0
Lower Prof new s.emp	44	16	.2	.3
Lower manag occupns	50	358	3.5	5.8
Hgher supervis occup	60	244	2.4	4.0
admin	71	602	5.9	9.8
serv	72	220	2.1	3.6
aux	73	75	.7	1.2
Intermed engineering	74	29	.3	.5
Emp,small (non-prof)	81	190	1.9	3.1
Emp,small (agricult)	82	19	.2	.3
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)	91	413	4.0	6.7
Own acct wkrs(agric)	92	29	.3	.5
Lwr supervis occups	100	436	4.2	7.1
Lwr technical craft	111	237	2.3	3.9
Lwr tech process op	112	58	.6	.9
Semi-routine sales	121	294	2.9	4.8
Semi-routine service	122	281	2.7	4.6
Semi-routine tech	123	113	1.1	1.8
Semi-routine op	124	130	1.3	2.1
Semi-routine agric	125	33	.3	.5
Semi-routine cleri	126	79	.8	1.3
Semi-rtne childcare	127	31	.3	.5
serv	131	147	1.4	2.4
Routine production	132	132	1.3	2.1
Routine technical	133	308	3.0	5.0
Routine operative	134	303	3.0	4.9
Routine agricultrl	135	12	.1	.2
Missing	-9	3	.0	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	4110	40.0	Missing

Valid cases	6151	Missing cases	4113

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

anjbwks

Annual weeks employed: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
30.97	24.59	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	3476	33.9	35.4
Amount Stated	1.00	6350	61.9	64.6
Missing or wild	-9.00	86	.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	9826	Missing cases	438

Question Route

Uses AJBHAS AJBOFF ACJSBLY ACJSWK9 AJLYID AJBSTAT on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJSPNO AJHSTAT AJHSPW on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks of employment in reference year (1.9.90 31.8.91). The measure is exact (i.e. number of days divided by seven).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

anjuwks

Annual weeks unemployed: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
2.25	9.22	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	9031	88.0	91.8
Amount Stated	1.00	812	7.9	8.2
Missing or wild	-9.00	69	.7	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	9843	Missing cases	421

Question Route

Uses AJBHAS AJBOFF ACJSBLY ACJSWK9 AJLYID AJBSTAT on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJSPNO AJHSTAT AJHSPW on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks of unemployment in reference year (1.9.90 – 31.8.91). Measure is exact (i.e. number of days divided by seven).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

anjiwks

Annual weeks inactive: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Employment: Not Working/Seeking Work

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
18.85	24.41	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	5920	57.7	60.3
Amount Stated	1.00	3905	38.0	39.7
Missing or wild	-9.00	87	.8	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7.00	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	9825	Missing cases	439

Question Route

Uses AJBHAS AJBOFF ACJSBLY ACJSWK9 AJLYID AJBSTAT on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJSPNO AJHSTAT AJHSPW on Record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks of economically inactive (i.e. not in employment or unemployed) in reference year (1.9.90 – 31.8.91). Measure is exact (i.e. number of days divided by seven).

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 W16 W17 W18

anjbnew

No. different employers: year to Sept 1

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
None	0	3492	34.0	35.4
	1	5647	55.0	57.2
	2	625	6.1	6.3
	3	87	.8	.9
	4	10	.1	.1
	5	1	.0	.0
	6	1	.0	.0
	7	1	.0	.0
Missing or wild	-9	48	.5	Missing
Proxy respondent	-7	352	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	9864	Missing cases	400

Question Route

Uses AJLYID AJBHAS AJBOFF AJBSTAT ACJSWK9 on Record AINDRESP. Uses AJSPNO AJHSTAT AJHSPW on Record AJOBHIST

Index Terms