BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

Questionnaire

Individual (1)

Question Number and Text

Office Code

Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1	1305	38.6	38.6
2	1266	37.4	37.4
3	542	16.0	16.0
4	227	6.7	6.7
5	31	.9	.9
6	4	.1	.1
7	7	.2	.2

Valid cases	3382	Missing cases	0

Question Route

ALL

Index Terms

Key Linking Variable

Variable Occurrence

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

ajspno

spell number of labour force status

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (48)

Question Number and Text

Interviewer Check

Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1	2362	69.8	69.8
2	683	20.2	20.2
3	220	6.5	6.5
4	76	2.2	2.2
5	25	.7	.7
6	11	.3	.3
7	5	.1	.1

Valid cases	3382	Missing cases	0

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1 0R 2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990 and was employed before then

Index Terms

Key Linking Variable

Note

See definitions in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhstat

labour force status code

Record Type

Employment: Labour Force Status

Questionnaire

Individual (48)

Question Number and Text

AJ5A : Can you look at this card please and tell me which of the descriptions comes closest to what you were doing immediately before then (start of current spell of AJ2 which started on AJ3)

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Diff job same emplye	1	461	13.6	13.9
Empl self/diff emply	2	1634	48.3	49.2
Unemp/job seeking	3	503	14.9	15.2
Retd from pd emplymt	4	20	.6	.6
Looking after family	5	211	6.2	6.4
F-t education	6	295	8.7	8.9
Lng trm sick/disabld	7	24	.7	.7
On maternity leave	8	28	.8	.8
On govt trng scheme	9	48	1.4	1.4
Something else	10	96	2.8	2.9
Missing or wild	-9	62	1.8	Missing

Valid cases	3320	Missing cases	62

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM OR AJ3M GE 9 AND ACJSBGY OR AJ3Y=90) OR ACJSBGY OR AJ3Y GT 90) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990

Index Terms

Note

See definitions in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhbgd

day labour force spell began

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (48)

Question Number and Text

AJ5BD : And on what date did you start doing that? (previous spell)

Valid cases	1623	Missing cases	1759

Index Terms

Note

See definitions in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhbgm

month labour force spell began

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (48)

Question Number and Text

AJ5BM : And on what date did you start doing that? (previous spell)

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
January	1	263	7.8	8.5
February	2	201	5.9	6.5
March	3	220	6.5	7.1
April	4	265	7.8	8.6
May	5	224	6.6	7.3
June	6	294	8.7	9.5
July	7	244	7.2	7.9
August	8	288	8.5	9.4
September	9	543	16.1	17.6
October	10	248	7.3	8.1
November	11	168	5.0	5.5
December	12	121	3.6	3.9
Missing or wild	-9	65	1.9	Missing
Refused	-2	1	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	237	7.0	Missing

Valid cases	3079	Missing cases	303

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM OR AJ3M GE 9 AND ACJSBGY OR AJ3Y=90) OR ACJSBGY OR AJ3Y GT 90) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990

Index Terms

Note

See definitions in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhbgy

year labour force spell began

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (48)

Question Number and Text

AJ5BY : And on what date did you start doing that? (previous spell)

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
87.57	5.29	39	91

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1	3286	97.2	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	66	2.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	30	.9	Missing

Valid cases	3286	Missing cases	96

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM OR AJ3M GE 9 AND ACJSBGY OR AJ3Y=90) OR ACJSBGY OR AJ3Y GT 90) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990

Index Terms

Note

See definitions in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ajhsoc

occupation (soc): previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (50)

Question Number and Text

AJ6B : Could you give some details of that job which you started in (DATE ABOVE). Please tell me the exact job title and describe fully the sort of work you did.

Valid cases	2065	Missing cases	1317

Index Terms

Note

See definitions in Vol. A and the SOC coding frame in Appendix to Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhpldf

change of workplace: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (50)

Question Number and Text

AJ8 : Was this at the same workplace as the job you’ve just told me about or a different workplace?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Same workplace	1	335	9.9	74.0
Diff workplace	2	118	3.5	26.0
Missing or wild	-9	9	.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	2920	86.3	Missing

Valid cases	453	Missing cases	2929

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990 and was employed before then doing a different job for same employer

Index Terms

Note

Same workplace means same geographical site.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhsic

industry (sic): previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (50)

Question Number and Text

AJ9A : What did the firm/organisation you work for actually make or do (at the place where you worked)?

Valid cases	2024	Missing cases	1358

Index Terms

Employment: Sector and Duties

Note

See SIC coding frame in Appendix to Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12

ajhsize

no. employed at workplace: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (51)

Question Number and Text

AJ9B : How many people were employed at the place where you worked?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1 – 2	1	81	2.4	4.2
3 – 9	2	305	9.0	16.0
10 – 24	3	344	10.2	18.0
25 – 49	4	240	7.1	12.6
50 – 99	5	220	6.5	11.5
100 – 199	6	185	5.5	9.7
200 – 499	7	179	5.3	9.4
500 – 999	8	80	2.4	4.2
1000 or more	9	157	4.6	8.2
DK/under 25	10	23	.7	1.2
DK/25+	11	94	2.8	4.9
Missing or wild	-9	60	1.8	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1410	41.7	Missing
Refused	-2	3	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	1	.0	Missing

Valid cases	1908	Missing cases	1474

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhmngr

managerial duties: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (51)

Question Number and Text

AJ10 : Did you have any managerial duties or did you supervise any other employees?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Manager	1	257	7.6	13.4
Foreman/superv	2	283	8.4	14.7
Not mngr/superv	3	1379	40.8	71.9
Missing or wild	-9	37	1.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1426	42.2	Missing

Valid cases	1919	Missing cases	1463

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhsemp

employee or self-employed: previous job

Record Type

Employment: Labour Force Status

Questionnaire

Individual (51)

Question Number and Text

AJ11B : Were you an employee or self-employed?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employee	1	1454	43.0	91.0
Self-employed	2	144	4.3	9.0
Missing or wild	-9	40	1.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1744	51.6	Missing

Valid cases	1598	Missing cases	1784

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) AND AJHSTAT=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990 and was employed but not by current employer or was self employed

Index Terms

Employment: Self-Employment

Note

From Wave two onwards the range of this variable is extended to cover full-time and part-time employment.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhboss

had employees: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (51)

Question Number and Text

AJ11C : Did you have any employees?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	36	1.1	25.2
No	2	107	3.2	74.8
Missing or wild	-9	41	1.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	3198	94.6	Missing

Valid cases	143	Missing cases	3239

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT90) AND JHSEMP=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990 and was self-employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhsect

employing organisation: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (52)

Question Number and Text

AJ13 : Which of the types of organisations on this card (J3) did you work for?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Priv firm/compy	1	1377	40.7	75.3
Civ Serv/Cnt Gvt	2	67	2.0	3.7
Loc Gvt/twn hall	3	188	5.6	10.3
NHS/higher educ	4	101	3.0	5.5
Natlised indtry	5	14	.4	.8
Non-profit orgs.	6	30	.9	1.6
Armed forces	7	20	.6	1.1
Other	8	31	.9	1.7
Missing or wild	-9	88	2.6	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1466	43.3	Missing

Valid cases	1828	Missing cases	1554

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) AND AJHSTAT=2 AND JHSEMP=1) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990 and was employed but not by current employer and not self employed

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ajha9ly

whether job started after 1.9.90

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (52)

Question Number and Text

AJ15 : Interviewer check : Date at AJ6 is after 1.9.90

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Sept 1990 or Before	1	1559	46.1	75.0
After Sept 1990	2	519	15.3	25.0
Missing or wild	-9	15	.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1287	38.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	2	.1	Missing

Valid cases	2078	Missing cases	1304

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990

Index Terms

Note

In Wave Two, unlike Wave One, there is no direct question to give rise to this variable; it is therefore derived.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhpayl

pay at 1.9.90: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

AJ16A : Thinking back to September 1st last year, at that time how much did you earn in that job?

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
4542.62	7775.14	0	60000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	5	.1	.4
Amount stated	1	1372	40.6	99.6
Missing or wild	-9	44	1.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1806	53.4	Missing
Refused	-2	76	2.2	Missing
Don’t know	-1	79	2.3	Missing

Valid cases	1377	Missing cases	2005

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM LT 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY LT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1 OR 2) Asked if R’s current job status began before Sept 1st 1990 and was employed then

Index Terms

Note

See Note for AJHPY0W.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhpylw

pay period (weeks) 1.9.90: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

AJ16B : How long a period did that (pay) cover?

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
17.07	22.93	0.20	52

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	1367	40.4	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	43	1.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1961	58.0	Missing
Period uncodeable	-3.00	11	.3	Missing

Valid cases	1367	Missing cases	2015

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM LT 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY LT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1 OR 2 AND AJHPAY0 GE 1) Asked if R’s current job status began before Sept 1st 1990 and was employed then and has reported earnings

Index Terms

Note

Variables associated with payments or receipts include two for each, the amount of the receipt or payment (here AJHPAY0), and period in weeks which it covered (here AJHPY0W). These variables should not be used without first converting to a common time metric (e.g. dividing by the number of weeks). You should be aware that for a small number of cases the period of receipt is less than one week; in these cases, you may wish to take special action.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhpylg

pay gross or net at 1.9.90: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

AJ16C : And was that before or after any deductions for tax, national insurance, union dues and so on or were no deductions at all usually made from your pay?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Before deductions	1	850	25.1	61.9
After deductions	2	377	11.1	27.5
No deductions	3	146	4.3	10.6
Missing or wild	-9	196	5.8	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1806	53.4	Missing
Don’t know	-1	7	.2	Missing

Valid cases	1373	Missing cases	2009

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM LT 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY LT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1 OR 2 AND AJHPAY0 GE 1) Asked if R’s current job status began before Sept 1st 1990 and was employed then and has reported earnings

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhpays

starting pay, post 1.9.90: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

AJ17A : Thinking back to when you started that job, at that time how much were you usually paid?

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
1559.54	5089.59	0	55000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	1	.0	.2
Amount stated	1	462	13.7	99.8
Missing or wild	-9	22	.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	2846	84.2	Missing
Refused	-2	19	.6	Missing
Don’t know	-1	32	.9	Missing

Valid cases	463	Missing cases	2919

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GT 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1-2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990 and was employed then

Index Terms

Note

See Note for AJHPYSW.

Variable Occurrence

ajhpysw

pay period (weeks):start of previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

AJ17B : How long a period did that (pay) cover?

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
6.71	15.16	0.10	52

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	441	13.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	25	.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	2897	85.7	Missing
Period uncodeable	-3.00	19	.6	Missing

Valid cases	441	Missing cases	2941

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GT 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1-2 AND AJHPAYS GE 1) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990 and was employed then and has reported earnings

Index Terms

Note

Variables associated with payments or receipts include two for each, the amount of the receipt or payment (here AJHPAYS), and period in weeks which it covered (here AJHPYSW). These variables should not be used without first converting to a common time metric (e.g. dividing by the number of weeks). You should be aware that for a small number of cases the period of receipt is less than one week; in these cases, you may wish to take special action.

Variable Occurrence

ajhpysg

pay gross or net: start of previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

AJ17C : And was that before or after any deductions for tax, national insurance, union dues and so on or were no deductions at all usually made from your pay?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Before deductions	1	254	7.5	55.6
After deductions	2	138	4.1	30.2
No deductions	3	65	1.9	14.2
Missing or wild	-9	75	2.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	2846	84.2	Missing
Don’t know	-1	4	.1	Missing

Valid cases	457	Missing cases	2925

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GT 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1-2 AND AJHPAYS GE 1) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990 and was employed then and has reported earnings

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

ajhstpy

reason for stopping previous job

Record Type

Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

AJ18 : Would you look at this card please and tell me which of the statements on the card (J4) best describes why you stopped doing that job?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Promoted	1	243	7.2	11.8
Left for better job	2	354	10.5	17.2
Made redundant	3	328	9.7	16.0
Dismissed or sacked	4	60	1.8	2.9
Temporary job ended	5	271	8.0	13.2
Took retirement	6	82	2.4	4.0
Stopped health reas	7	72	2.1	3.5
Left to have baby	8	81	2.4	3.9
Children/home care	9	33	1.0	1.6
Care of other person	10	16	.5	.8
Other reason	11	514	15.2	25.0
Missing or wild	-9	37	1.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1287	38.1	Missing
Refused	-2	3	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	1	.0	Missing

Valid cases	2054	Missing cases	1328

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1-2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1990 and was employed then

Index Terms

Note

Records main reason. New categories (12) ‘Moved away’ and (13) ‘Started college or university’ coded from ‘other’ responses at Wave 5. From Wave 6 these categories were added to the showcard as (11) ‘Moved away’ and (12) ‘Started college or university’, ‘Other’ becomes (13).

Variable Occurrence

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

ajblky

attraction of present job

Record Type

Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

AJ19 : What was the main thing about your present job that attracted you to it?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
More/bettr money	1	74	2.2	27.2
Promot prospects	2	34	1.0	12.5
More responsibl	3	7	.2	2.6
Job security	4	21	.6	7.7
More interes job	5	27	.8	9.9
To be own boss	6	5	.1	1.8
Grter initiative	7	11	.3	4.0
Less commuting	8	9	.3	3.3
Less hours	9	3	.1	1.1
More flex hrs	10	6	.2	2.2
To use skills	12	14	.4	5.1
Less dmandng wrk	13	1	.0	.4
Prefer this job	14	9	.3	3.3
Other	96	51	1.5	18.8
Missing or wild	-9	37	1.1	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	3069	90.7	Missing
Refused	-2	3	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	1	.0	Missing

Valid cases	272	Missing cases	3110

Question Route

IF ((ACJSBGM GE 9 AND ACJSBGY=90) OR ACJSBGY GT 90) AND AJHSTAT=1 OR 2 AND AJHSTPY=2) Asked if R’s current labour force status started after Sept 1st 1990, employed and left last job for better one

Index Terms

Note

Asked for first job only, i.e. where AJSPNO = 1.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhendd

day labour force spell ended

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	2502	Missing cases	880

Index Terms

Note

End date (day) of job history spell, computed as start date of following job spell. If spell number is 1, end date is taken as start date of current spell.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhendm

month labour force spell ended

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
January	1	270	8.0	8.0
February	2	182	5.4	5.4
March	3	207	6.1	6.2
April	4	276	8.2	8.2
May	5	199	5.9	5.9
June	6	252	7.5	7.5
July	7	268	7.9	8.0
August	8	230	6.8	6.8
September	9	643	19.0	19.1
October	10	439	13.0	13.1
November	11	241	7.1	7.2
December	12	151	4.5	4.5
Missing or wild	-9	17	.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	7	.2	Missing

Valid cases	3358	Missing cases	24

Question Route

Uses AJSPNO AJHBGD AJHBGM AJHBGY on record AJOBHIST; ACJSBGD ACJSBGM ACJSBGY on record AINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

End date (month) of job history spell, computed as start date of following job spell. If spell number is 1, end date is taken as start date of current spell.

Variable Occurrence

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

ajhendy

year labour force spell ended

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1990	90	896	26.5	26.7
1991	91	2466	72.9	73.3
Missing or wild	-9	18	.5	Missing
Don’t know	-1	2	.1	Missing

Valid cases	3362	Missing cases	20

Question Route

Uses AJSPNO AJHBGD AJHBGM AJHBGY on record AJOBHIST; ACJSBGD ACJSBGM ACJSBGY on record AINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

End date (year) of job history spell, computed as start date of following job spell. If spell number is 1, end date is taken as start date of current spell.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ajhseg

socio economic group: previous job

Record Type

Employment: Sector and Duties

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employers,large	1	2	.1	.1
Managers,large	2	129	3.8	6.3
Employers,small	3	24	.7	1.2
Managers,small	4	92	2.7	4.5
Professional Self-em	5	13	.4	.6
Professional employe	6	74	2.2	3.6
Int. non-manual,work	7	234	6.9	11.3
Int. non-man,foreman	8	91	2.7	4.4
Junior non-manual	9	461	13.6	22.3
Personal service wrk	10	175	5.2	8.5
Foreman manual	11	55	1.6	2.7
Skilled manual wkrs	12	217	6.4	10.5
Semi-skilled manual	13	260	7.7	12.6
Unskilled manual wkr	14	124	3.7	6.0
Own account wkrs	15	73	2.2	3.5
Farmers – employers,	16	3	.1	.1
Farmers – own accoun	17	2	.1	.1
Agricultural workers	18	23	.7	1.1
Members of armed for	19	12	.4	.6
Missing or wild	-9	31	.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1287	38.1	Missing

Valid cases	2064	Missing cases	1318

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes the Socio-Economic Group for those currently employed, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. The classification is described in Standard Occupational Classification, Volume 3: Social Classifications and Coding Methodology (London OPCS/HMSO 1991). See Appendix to Vol. A for coding frame.

Variable Occurrence

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ajhgold

goldthorpe social class: previous job

Record Type

Employment: Sector and Duties

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Service class,higher	1	236	7.0	11.4
Service class,lower	2	377	11.1	18.3
Routine non-manual e	3	339	10.0	16.4
Personal service wor	4	162	4.8	7.8
Sml props w employee	5	23	.7	1.1
Sml props w/o employ	6	69	2.0	3.3
Farmers,Smallholders	7	6	.2	.3
Foreman,Technicians	8	129	3.8	6.3
Skilled manual worke	9	168	5.0	8.1
Semi,unskilled manua	10	532	15.7	25.8
Agricultural workers	11	23	.7	1.1
Missing or wild	-9	31	.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1287	38.1	Missing

Valid cases	2064	Missing cases	1318

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

Computed using the CAMCON facility in CASOC. See the Section on Data collection and Fieldwork in Volume A.

Variable Occurrence

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ajhrgsc

rg social class: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Professional occ	1	87	2.6	4.2
technic	2	471	13.9	22.8
Skilled non-manual	3	551	16.3	26.7
Skilled manual	4	399	11.8	19.3
Partly skilled occ	5	415	12.3	20.1
Unskilled occ	6	129	3.8	6.3
Armed forces	7	12	.4	.6
Missing or wild	-9	31	.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1287	38.1	Missing

Valid cases	2064	Missing cases	1318

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

CASOC computes 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 in Volume A. The classification is described in Standard Occupational Classification, Volume 3: Social Classifications and Coding Methodology (London OPCS/HMSO 1991).

Variable Occurrence

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ajhisco

international soc: previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	2064	Missing cases	1318

Index Terms

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

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ajhcssm

cambridge scale males: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
32.60	17.11	0.56	85.04

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	2064	61.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	31	.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1287	38.1	Missing

Valid cases	2064	Missing cases	1318

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

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ajhcssf

cambridge scale females: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
33.17	18.02	0.55	97.70

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount stated	1.00	2064	61.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	31	.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1287	38.1	Missing

Valid cases	2064	Missing cases	1318

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

See note for AJHCSSF.

Variable Occurrence

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ajhhgs

hope – goldthorpe scale: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
43.36	15.87	0	82.05

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	1	.0	.0
Amount stated	1.00	2063	61.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	31	.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1287	38.1	Missing

Valid cases	2064	Missing cases	1318

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

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ajhsec

socio-economic class: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Higher managerial	20	33	1.0	1.6
Higher prof tradn’l	31	82	2.4	4.0
Higher prof new emp	32	17	.5	.8
Lower Prof trad emps	41	216	6.4	10.5
Lower Prof new emps	42	25	.7	1.2
Lower manag occupns	50	169	5.0	8.2
Hgher supervis occup	60	61	1.8	3.0
admin	71	245	7.2	11.9
serv	72	94	2.8	4.6
aux	73	40	1.2	1.9
Intermed engineering	74	7	.2	.3
Lwr supervis occups	100	90	2.7	4.4
Lwr technical craft	111	86	2.5	4.2
Lwr tech process op	112	22	.7	1.1
Semi-routine sales	121	123	3.6	6.0
Semi-routine service	122	125	3.7	6.1
Semi-routine tech	123	40	1.2	1.9
Semi-routine op	124	77	2.3	3.7
Semi-routine agric	125	12	.4	.6
Semi-routine cleri	126	29	.9	1.4
Semi-rtne childcare	127	5	.1	.2
serv	131	101	3.0	4.9
Routine production	132	65	1.9	3.1
Routine technical	133	141	4.2	6.8
Routine operative	134	148	4.4	7.2
Routine agricultrl	135	12	.4	.6
Missing	-9	30	.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1287	38.1	Missing

Valid cases	2065	Missing cases	1317

Index Terms

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Variable Occurrence

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ajhspw

weeks in year to 1.9.91: prev job spell

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
22.82	16.72	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	87	2.6	2.7
Amount stated	1.00	3180	94.0	97.3
Missing or wild	-9.00	115	3.4	Missing

Valid cases	3267	Missing cases	115

Question Route

Uses AJHBGD AJHBGM AJHBGY AJHENDD AJHENDM AJHENDY on record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks of job history spell falling in reference year: 1 September 1990 – 31 August 1991. Used in calculation of annual measures of duration in states and annual incomes. It is not the total spell length. Measure is exact (i.e. number of days divided by seven).

Variable Occurrence

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ajhgpay

monthly gross pay: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
792.75	695.19	0	12600

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	3	.1	.1
Amount stated	1.00	2092	61.9	99.9
Missing or wild	-9.00	62	1.8	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1225	36.2	Missing

Valid cases	2095	Missing cases	1287

Question Route

Uses ASEX AMLSTAT AJBPENM ASPJB ACJSB90 on record AINDRESP. Uses AJHA990 AJHPAY0 AJHPY0W AJHPY0G AJHPAYS AJHPYSW AJHPYSG AJHSPW AJHSTAT AJHBGD AJHBGM AJHBGY on record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures gross monthly rate of wage, salary or self-employment income in the employment spell. Based on the payment at start date or at 1.9.90, depending on which is available, converted from net to gross where necessary, in the light of information about sex, marital status, spouse’s employment status and pension membership. Start date is used to determine appropriate tax and National Insurance regime. Includes imputed data. As this is an individual level derived variable, the imputation flag variable AJHGPAYI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise.

Variable Occurrence

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ajhnpay

monthly net pay: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Non Zero

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
627.27	487.75	0	7796.37

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	3	.1	.1
Amount stated	1.00	2092	61.9	99.9
Missing or wild	-9.00	62	1.8	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1225	36.2	Missing

Valid cases	2095	Missing cases	1287

Question Route

Uses ASEX AMLSTAT AJBPENM ASPJB ACJSB90 on record AINDRESP. Uses AJHA990 AJHPAY0 AJHPY0W AJHPY0G AJHPAYS AJHPYSW AJHPYSG AJHSPW AJHSTAT AJHBGD AJHBGM AJHBGY on record AJOBHIST.

Index Terms