BHPS Documentation and Questionnaires

Questionnaire

Individual (1)

Question Number and Text

EPNO : Office Code

Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1	1353	43.5	43.5
2	1015	32.6	32.6
3	468	15.0	15.0
4	191	6.1	6.1
5	60	1.9	1.9
6	19	.6	.6
7	3	.1	.1
8	2	.1	.1
9	1	.0	.0

Valid cases	3112	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

ejhstat

labour force status code

Record Type

Employment: Labour Force Status

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

EJ12 : Can you look at this card please and tell me which of the descriptions comes closest to what you were doing immediately before then?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Diff job same emplye	1	541	17.4	17.7
Empl self/diff emply	2	1448	46.5	47.4
Unemp/job seeking	3	501	16.1	16.4
Retd from pd emplymt	4	15	.5	.5
On maternity leave	5	27	.9	.9
Looking after family	6	150	4.8	4.9
F-t education	7	241	7.7	7.9
Lng trm sick/disabld	8	40	1.3	1.3
On govt trng scheme	9	33	1.1	1.1
Something else	10	57	1.8	1.9
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	58	1.9	Missing

Valid cases	3053	Missing cases	59

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994

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

ejhbgd

day labour force spell began

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

EJ13D : And on what date did you start doing that? (Previous spell) Day

Valid cases	1198	Missing cases	1914

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

ejhbgm

month labour force spell began

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

EJ13M : And on what date did you start doing that? (Previous spell) Month

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
January	1	230	7.4	8.3
February	2	187	6.0	6.8
March	3	187	6.0	6.8
April	4	208	6.7	7.5
May	5	177	5.7	6.4
June	6	261	8.4	9.5
July	7	249	8.0	9.0
August	8	265	8.5	9.6
September	9	434	13.9	15.7
October	10	225	7.2	8.2
November	11	196	6.3	7.1
December	12	138	4.4	5.0
Spring	14	1	.0	.0
Summer	15	1	.0	.0
Missing or wild	-9	4	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	349	11.2	Missing

Valid cases	2759	Missing cases	353

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994

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

ejhbgy

year labour force spell began

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

EJ13Y : And on what date did you start doing that? (Previous spell) Year

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
91.80	4.89	46	96

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Year given	1	3009	96.7	100.0
Missing or wild	-9	4	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	99	3.2	Missing

Valid cases	3009	Missing cases	103

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994

Index Terms

Note

See definitions in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6

ejspno

spell number of labour force status

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (53)

Question Number and Text

EJSPNO : Interviewer Check

Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1	2162	69.5	69.5
2	610	19.6	19.6
3	190	6.1	6.1
4	85	2.7	2.7
5	34	1.1	1.1
6	17	.5	.5
7	8	.3	.3
8	4	.1	.1
9	2	.1	.1

Valid cases	3112	Missing cases	0

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994

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

ejhsoc

occupation (soc): previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (54)

Question Number and Text

EJ17 : Could you give me some details of the job which you started in (DATE AT J16). Please tell me the exact job title and describe fully the sort of work you did.

Valid cases	1982	Missing cases	1130

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

ejhsemp

employee or self-employed: previous job

Record Type

Employment: Labour Force Status

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

EJ19 : Were you a full-time employee a part-time employee or self-employed?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Full time employee	1	984	31.6	68.5
Part time employee	2	340	10.9	23.7
Self-employed	3	113	3.6	7.9
Missing or wild	-9	70	2.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1605	51.6	Missing

Valid cases	1437	Missing cases	1675

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2 AND EJHSTAT=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994 and was employed but not by current employer or was self employed

Index Terms

Employment: Self-Employment

Note

Since Wave Two this has been a three category variable and thus not strictly comparable with the Wave One equivalent.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhboss

had employees: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

EJ20 : Did you have any employees?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Yes	1	17	.5	15.7
No	2	91	2.9	84.3
Missing or wild	-9	75	2.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	2929	94.1	Missing

Valid cases	108	Missing cases	3004

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2 AND EJHSTAT=2 AND EJHSEMP=3) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994 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

ejhsect

employing organisation: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

EJ21 : Which of the types of organisation on this card (27) did you work for?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Priv firm/compy	1	1656	53.2	79.1
Civ Serv/Cnt Gvt	2	51	1.6	2.4
Loc Gvt/twn hall	3	179	5.8	8.5
NHS/higher educ	4	117	3.8	5.6
Natlised indtry	5	15	.5	.7
Non-profit orgs.	6	45	1.4	2.1
Armed forces	7	12	.4	.6
Other	8	19	.6	.9
Missing or wild	-9	183	5.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	835	26.8	Missing

Valid cases	2094	Missing cases	1018

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2 AND EJHSTAT=2 AND EJHSEMP=1 OR 2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994 and was employed F/T or P/T

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhmngr

managerial duties: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (55)

Question Number and Text

EJ22 : Did you have any managerial duties, or did you supervise any other employees?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Manager	1	245	7.9	13.2
Foreman/superv	2	251	8.1	13.5
Not mngr/superv	3	1365	43.9	73.3
Missing or wild	-9	75	2.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1176	37.8	Missing

Valid cases	1861	Missing cases	1251

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2 AND (EJHSTAT=1 OR 2) AND EJHSEMP=1 OR 2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994 and was employed F/T or P/T

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhpldf

change of workplace: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

EJ24 : Was this job at the same workplace as the job you told me about before?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Same workplace	1	437	14.0	82.8
Diff workplace	2	91	2.9	17.2
Missing or wild	-9	74	2.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	2510	80.7	Missing

Valid cases	528	Missing cases	2584

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2 AND (EJHSTAT=1) AND EJHSEMP=1 OR 2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994 and was employed F/T or P/T

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

ejhsic

industry (sic): previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

EJ25 : What did the firm/organisation you worked for actually make or do?

Valid cases	2220	Missing cases	892

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

ejhsize

no. employed at workplace: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

EJ26 : How many people (were employed/did you employ) at the place where you worked?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1 – 2	1	128	4.1	5.9
3 – 9	2	334	10.7	15.4
10 – 24	3	339	10.9	15.7
25 – 49	4	265	8.5	12.2
50 – 99	5	227	7.3	10.5
100 – 199	6	202	6.5	9.3
200 – 499	7	260	8.4	12.0
500 – 999	8	118	3.8	5.4
1000 or more	9	161	5.2	7.4
DK/under 25	10	34	1.1	1.6
DK/25+	11	98	3.1	4.5
Missing or wild	-9	184	5.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	726	23.3	Missing
Refused	-2	2	.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	34	1.1	Missing

Valid cases	2166	Missing cases	946

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2 AND (EJHSTAT=1 AND EJHPLDF=2) OR EJHSTAT= 2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994 and workplace/job/or employer is different to that in previous spell

Index Terms

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhpayl

pay at 1.9.94: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (56)

Question Number and Text

EJ27 : Please think back to September 1st last year or to when you started that job, if that is more recent. At that time, how much were you usually paid?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
3473.12	7536.96	0	100000

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	0	1	.0	.1
Amount Stated	1	1754	56.4	99.9
Missing or wild	-9	69	2.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1064	34.2	Missing
Refused	-2	55	1.8	Missing
Don’t know	-1	169	5.4	Missing

Valid cases	1755	Missing cases	1357

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994

Index Terms

Note

See Note for EJHPYLW.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhpylw

pay period (weeks) 1.9.94: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

EJ28OC : How long a period did that cover?

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
12.14	20.03	-5	77

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	1680	54.0	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	71	2.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1288	41.4	Missing
One-off payment	-5.00	4	.1	Missing
Per hour	-4.00	69	2.2	Missing

Valid cases	1680	Missing cases	1432

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2 AND EJHPAYL GT 0) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994 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 EJHPAYL), and period in weeks which it covered (here EJHPYLW). 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

ejhpylg

pay gross or net at 1.9.94: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

EJ29 : And was that before or after any deductions for tax, national insurance, union dues and so on or were there no deductions at all usually made from your pay?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Before deductions	1	951	30.6	54.5
After deductions	2	609	19.6	34.9
No deductions	3	186	6.0	10.7
Missing or wild	-9	73	2.3	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1288	41.4	Missing
Don’t know	-1	5	.2	Missing

Valid cases	1746	Missing cases	1366

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2 AND EJHPAYL GT 0) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994 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

ejhstpy

reason for stopping previous job

Record Type

Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

EJ30 : Would you look at this card (28) please and tell me which of the statements on the card best describes why you stopped doing that job?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Promoted	1	352	11.3	18.0
Left for better job	2	508	16.3	25.9
Made redundant	3	197	6.3	10.0
Dismissed or sacked	4	46	1.5	2.3
Temporary job ended	5	241	7.7	12.3
Took retirement	6	67	2.2	3.4
Stopped health reas	7	83	2.7	4.2
Left to have baby	8	44	1.4	2.2
Children/home care	9	41	1.3	2.1
Care of other person	10	6	.2	.3
Other reason	11	336	10.8	17.1
Moved away	12	21	.7	1.1
Start college or uni	13	19	.6	1.0
Missing or wild	-9	85	2.7	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1064	34.2	Missing
Don’t know	-1	2	.1	Missing

Valid cases	1961	Missing cases	1151

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994

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

ejblky

attraction of present job

Record Type

Employment History: Reasons for Leaving and Taking Jobs

Questionnaire

Individual (57)

Question Number and Text

EJ31 : What was the main thing about your present job that attracted you to it?

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
More/bettr money	1	102	3.3	26.4
Promot prospects	2	32	1.0	8.3
More responsibl	3	9	.3	2.3
Job security	4	37	1.2	9.6
More interes job	5	24	.8	6.2
Specific type work	6	23	.7	6.0
Be own boss	7	15	.5	3.9
Grter initiative	8	4	.1	1.0
Less commuting	9	22	.7	5.7
Less hours	10	10	.3	2.6
More flex hrs	11	22	.7	5.7
To use skills	13	13	.4	3.4
Less dmandng wrk	14	4	.1	1.0
Prefer this job	15	41	1.3	10.6
New job better	16	13	.4	3.4
Other	96	15	.5	3.9
Missing or wild	-9	105	3.4	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	2618	84.1	Missing
Don’t know	-1	3	.1	Missing

Valid cases	386	Missing cases	2726

Question Route

IF (ECJSBLY=2 AND EJHSTPY=2) Asked if R’s current job status began after Sept 1st 1994 and left last job for better one

Index Terms

Note

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

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhendd

day labour force spell ended

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	2700	Missing cases	412

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

ejhendm

month labour force spell ended

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
January	1	245	7.9	7.9
February	2	188	6.0	6.1
March	3	167	5.4	5.4
April	4	212	6.8	6.8
May	5	192	6.2	6.2
June	6	218	7.0	7.0
July	7	259	8.3	8.4
August	8	246	7.9	7.9
September	9	551	17.7	17.8
October	10	403	12.9	13.0
November	11	251	8.1	8.1
December	12	162	5.2	5.2
Spring	14	1	.0	.0
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	16	.5	Missing

Valid cases	3095	Missing cases	17

Question Route

Uses EJSPNO EJHBGD EJHBGM EJHBGY on Record EJOBHIST. Uses ECJSBGD ECJSBGM ECJSBGY on Record EINDRESP.

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

ejhendy

year labour force spell ended

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
1994	94	768	24.7	24.7
1995	95	2322	74.6	74.7
1996	96	17	.5	.5
Missing or wild	-9	1	.0	Missing
Don’t know	-1	4	.1	Missing

Valid cases	3107	Missing cases	5

Question Route

Uses EJSPNO EJHBGD EJHBGM EJHBGY on Record EJOBHIST. Uses ECJSBGD ECJSBGM ECJSBGY on Record EINDRESP.

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

ejha9ly

whether job started after 1.9.94

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Sept 1994 or before	1	2162	69.5	69.5
After Sept 1994	2	950	30.5	30.5

Valid cases	3112	Missing cases	0

Question Route

Uses EJSPNO on Record EJOBHIST. Uses EJLYID on Record EINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

This is a derived variable (in Wave One, it was result of an interviewer check).

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhseg

socio economic group: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employers,large	1	2	.1	.1
Managers,large	2	144	4.6	7.3
Employers,small	3	10	.3	.5
Managers,small	4	74	2.4	3.7
Professional Self-em	5	8	.3	.4
Professional employe	6	65	2.1	3.3
Int. non-manual,work	7	260	8.4	13.1
Int. non-man,foreman	8	81	2.6	4.1
Junior non-manual	9	450	14.5	22.8
Personal service wrk	10	182	5.8	9.2
Foreman manual	11	61	2.0	3.1
Skilled manual wkrs	12	189	6.1	9.6
Semi-skilled manual	13	270	8.7	13.7
Unskilled manual wkr	14	96	3.1	4.9
Own account wkrs	15	62	2.0	3.1
Farmers – employers,	16	1	.0	.1
Farmers – own accoun	17	3	.1	.2
Agricultural workers	18	18	.6	.9
Members of armed for	19	2	.1	.1
Missing	-9	70	2.2	Missing
Not Applicable	-8	1064	34.2	Missing

Valid cases	1978	Missing cases	1134

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Note

Computes the Socio-Economic Group for jobs in annual employment history, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See Appendix to Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhgold

goldthorpe social class: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Service class,higher	1	226	7.3	11.4
Service class,lower	2	376	12.1	19.0
Routine non-manual e	3	309	9.9	15.6
Personal service wor	4	197	6.3	10.0
Sml props w employee	5	10	.3	.5
Sml props w/o employ	6	61	2.0	3.1
Farmers,Smallholders	7	5	.2	.3
Foreman,Technicians	8	149	4.8	7.5
Skilled manual worke	9	142	4.6	7.2
Semi,unskilled manua	10	486	15.6	24.6
Agricultural workers	11	17	.5	.9
Missing	-9	70	2.2	Missing
Not Applicable	-8	1064	34.2	Missing

Valid cases	1978	Missing cases	1134

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Note

Computes the Goldthorpe social class classification for jobs in the annual employment history, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See Appendix to Vol. A for details.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhrgsc

rg social class: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Professional occ	1	74	2.4	3.7
technic	2	494	15.9	25.0
Skilled non-manual	3	523	16.8	26.4
Skilled manual	4	366	11.8	18.5
Partly skilled occ	5	416	13.4	21.0
Unskilled occ	6	103	3.3	5.2
Armed forces	7	2	.1	.1
Missing or wild	-9	70	2.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1064	34.2	Missing

Valid cases	1978	Missing cases	1134

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Note

Computes Registrar General’s Social Class for jobs in annual employment history, based on the 3 digit Standard Occupational Classification (SOC), and employment status variables. See Appendix to Vol. A for details.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhisco

international soc : previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Valid cases	1978	Missing cases	1134

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

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

ejhcssm

cambridge scale males : previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
32.84	17.24	0.67	85.04

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	1978	63.6	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	70	2.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1064	34.2	Missing

Valid cases	1978	Missing cases	1134

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

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

ejhcssf

cambridge scale females : previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
33.38	18.26	0.66	86.80

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Amount Stated	1.00	1978	63.6	100.0
Missing or wild	-9.00	70	2.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1064	34.2	Missing

Valid cases	1978	Missing cases	1134

Question Route

Done by CASOC.

Index Terms

Note

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

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhhgs

hope – goldthorpe scale : previous job

Record Type

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
43.66	15.91	0	82.05

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	2	.1	.1
Amount Stated	1.00	1976	63.5	99.9
Missing or wild	-9.00	70	2.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1064	34.2	Missing

Valid cases	1978	Missing cases	1134

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

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

ejhsec

socio-economic class: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
Employers large org	10	2	.1	.1
Higher managerial	20	20	.6	1.0
Higher prof tradn’l	31	63	2.0	3.2
Higher prof new emp	32	28	.9	1.4
High prof trad s.emp	33	9	.3	.5
Lower Prof trad emps	41	228	7.3	11.5
Lower Prof new emps	42	10	.3	.5
Lwr Prof trad s.emp	43	14	.4	.7
Lower Prof new s.emp	44	5	.2	.3
Lower manag occupns	50	148	4.8	7.5
Hgher supervis occup	60	35	1.1	1.8
admin	71	201	6.5	10.2
serv	72	101	3.2	5.1
aux	73	29	.9	1.5
Intermed engineering	74	9	.3	.5
Emp,small (non-prof)	81	11	.4	.6
Emp,small (agricult)	82	1	.0	.1
Own acct wkrs(n.pro)	91	67	2.2	3.4
Own acct wkrs(agric)	92	4	.1	.2
Lwr supervis occups	100	99	3.2	5.0
Lwr technical craft	111	77	2.5	3.9
Lwr tech process op	112	10	.3	.5
Semi-routine sales	121	138	4.4	7.0
Semi-routine service	122	138	4.4	7.0
Semi-routine tech	123	32	1.0	1.6
Semi-routine op	124	60	1.9	3.0
Semi-routine agric	125	5	.2	.3
Semi-routine cleri	126	33	1.1	1.7
Semi-rtne childcare	127	12	.4	.6
serv	131	88	2.8	4.4
Routine production	132	78	2.5	3.9
Routine technical	133	83	2.7	4.2
Routine operative	134	129	4.1	6.5
Routine agricultrl	135	12	.4	.6
Missing	-9	69	2.2	Missing
Inapplicable	-8	1064	34.2	Missing

Valid cases	1979	Missing cases	1133

Index Terms

Employment: Industrial and Occupational Classification

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhspw

weeks in year to 1.9.95: prev job spell

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
23.80	17.27	0	52.14

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	128	4.1	4.1
Amount Stated	1.00	2961	95.1	95.9
Missing or wild	-9.00	23	.7	Missing

Valid cases	3089	Missing cases	23

Question Route

Uses EJSPNO EJHBGD EJHBGM EJHBGY EJHSTAT EJHENDD EJHENDDM EJHENDY on Record EJOBHIST. Uses EJLYID on Record EINDRESP.

Index Terms

Note

Measures number of weeks of job history spell falling in reference year: 1 September 1994 – 31 August 1995. 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

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

ejhgpay

monthly gross pay: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
930.87	840.02	0	16880

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	1	.0	.1
Amount Stated	1.00	1988	63.9	99.9
Missing or wild	-9.00	59	1.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1064	34.2	Missing

Valid cases	1989	Missing cases	1123

Question Route

Uses ESEX EMLSTAT EJBPENM ESPJB ECJSBLY EAGE on Record EINDRESP. Uses EJHA9LY EJHPAYL EJHPYLW EJHPYLG EJHSPW EJHSTAT EJHBGD EJHBGM EJHBGY on Record EJOBHIST.

Index Terms

Note

Measures gross monthly rate of wage, salary or self-employment income in the employment spell. Based on the payment at the start date or at 1.9.94, 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 EJHGPAYI takes the value 1 if imputed, and 0 or -8 otherwise. See notes on Imputation in Vol. A.

Variable Occurrence

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

ejhnpay

monthly net pay: previous job

Record Type

Questionnaire

Derived Variable

Mean	Std Dev	Minimum	Maximum
735.34	596.87	0	11041.50

Value Label	Value	Frequency	%	Valid %
	.00	1	.0	.1
Amount Stated	1.00	1988	63.9	99.9
Missing or wild	-9.00	59	1.9	Missing
Inapplicable	-8.00	1064	34.2	Missing

Valid cases	1989	Missing cases	1123

Question Route

Uses ESEX EMLSTAT EJBPENM ESPJB ECJSBLY EAGE on Record EINDRESP. Uses EJHA9LY EJHPAYL EJHPYLW EJHPYLG EJHSPW EJHSTAT EJHBGD EJHBGM EJHBGY on Record EJOBHIST.

Index Terms