See MAJU, MASEMP, MABOSS, MAMNGR, MASOC*, MARGSC, MAGOLD, MAISCON, MA1JUKSOC*, MAJLCBSOC* (The same information about fathers are in variable names starting with P instead of M)
See MAJU, MASEMP, MABOSS, MAMNGR, MASOC*, MARGSC, MAGOLD, MAISCON, MA1JUKSOC*, MAJLCBSOC* (The same information about fathers are in variable names starting with P instead of M)
Derived variable note:
Uses BW_MASEG on data file BW_INDRESP/
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
13280
92.1%
proxy
-7
965
6.69%
refusal
-2
11
0.08%
Employers,small
3
6
0.04%
Managers,small
4
11
0.08%
Professional employe
6
3
0.02%
Int. non-manual,work
7
33
0.23%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
6
0.04%
Junior non-manual
9
39
0.27%
Personal service wrk
10
16
0.11%
Foreman manual
11
4
0.03%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
2
0.01%
Semi-skilled manual
13
14
0.1%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
19
0.13%
Own account wkrs
15
8
0.06%
Farmers - employers
16
1
0.01%
Agricultural workers
18
1
0.01%
Total
14419
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
inapplicable
-8
13716
92.22%
proxy
-7
948
6.37%
refusal
-2
7
0.05%
Managers,large
2
1
0.01%
Employers,small
3
8
0.05%
Managers,small
4
12
0.08%
Professional employe
6
5
0.03%
Int. non-manual,work
7
42
0.28%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
2
0.01%
Junior non-manual
9
49
0.33%
Personal service wrk
10
32
0.22%
Foreman manual
11
3
0.02%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
1
0.01%
Semi-skilled manual
13
22
0.15%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
19
0.13%
Own account wkrs
15
5
0.03%
Agricultural workers
18
1
0.01%
Total
14873
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
2
0.01%
inapplicable
-8
14130
91.8%
proxy
-7
977
6.35%
refusal
-2
16
0.1%
Employers,small
3
6
0.04%
Managers,small
4
19
0.12%
Professional employe
6
5
0.03%
Int. non-manual,work
7
60
0.39%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
13
0.08%
Junior non-manual
9
63
0.41%
Personal service wrk
10
40
0.26%
Foreman manual
11
3
0.02%
Semi-skilled manual
13
19
0.12%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
26
0.17%
Own account wkrs
15
7
0.05%
Farmers - employers
16
1
0.01%
Agricultural workers
18
5
0.03%
Total
15392
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
54
0.35%
inapplicable
-8
14326
91.73%
proxy
-7
982
6.29%
Managers,large
2
15
0.1%
Employers,small
3
6
0.04%
Managers,small
4
5
0.03%
Professional employe
6
4
0.03%
Int. non-manual,work
7
48
0.31%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
14
0.09%
Junior non-manual
9
71
0.45%
Personal service wrk
10
22
0.14%
Foreman manual
11
2
0.01%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
5
0.03%
Semi-skilled manual
13
19
0.12%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
30
0.19%
Own account wkrs
15
9
0.06%
Farmers - employers
16
1
0.01%
Farmers - own accoun
17
1
0.01%
Agricultural workers
18
3
0.02%
Total
15617
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
36
0.23%
inapplicable
-8
14506
91.86%
proxy
-7
1014
6.42%
Managers,large
2
13
0.08%
Employers,small
3
4
0.03%
Managers,small
4
2
0.01%
Professional employe
6
4
0.03%
Int. non-manual,work
7
38
0.24%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
13
0.08%
Junior non-manual
9
58
0.37%
Personal service wrk
10
35
0.22%
Foreman manual
11
6
0.04%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
8
0.05%
Semi-skilled manual
13
21
0.13%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
21
0.13%
Own account wkrs
15
10
0.06%
Agricultural workers
18
2
0.01%
Total
15791
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
26
0.16%
inapplicable
-8
15033
92.58%
proxy
-7
891
5.49%
Managers,large
2
13
0.08%
Employers,small
3
5
0.03%
Managers,small
4
2
0.01%
Professional employe
6
4
0.02%
Int. non-manual,work
7
49
0.3%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
11
0.07%
Junior non-manual
9
81
0.5%
Personal service wrk
10
39
0.24%
Foreman manual
11
6
0.04%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
8
0.05%
Semi-skilled manual
13
24
0.15%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
33
0.2%
Own account wkrs
15
6
0.04%
Farmers - employers
16
1
0.01%
Farmers - own accoun
17
1
0.01%
Agricultural workers
18
5
0.03%
Total
16238
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
45
0.27%
inapplicable
-8
15397
92.77%
proxy
-7
889
5.36%
Managers,large
2
15
0.09%
Employers,small
3
6
0.04%
Managers,small
4
6
0.04%
Professional Self-em
5
1
0.01%
Professional employe
6
3
0.02%
Int. non-manual,work
7
38
0.23%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
10
0.06%
Junior non-manual
9
73
0.44%
Personal service wrk
10
37
0.22%
Foreman manual
11
5
0.03%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
5
0.03%
Semi-skilled manual
13
29
0.17%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
28
0.17%
Own account wkrs
15
8
0.05%
Farmers - employers
16
1
0.01%
Agricultural workers
18
1
0.01%
Total
16597
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
53
0.28%
inapplicable
-8
16589
87.93%
proxy
-7
801
4.25%
Managers,large
2
21
0.11%
Employers,small
3
42
0.22%
Managers,small
4
27
0.14%
Professional Self-em
5
3
0.02%
Professional employe
6
9
0.05%
Int. non-manual,work
7
210
1.11%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
37
0.2%
Junior non-manual
9
312
1.65%
Personal service wrk
10
197
1.04%
Foreman manual
11
23
0.12%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
38
0.2%
Semi-skilled manual
13
187
0.99%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
223
1.18%
Own account wkrs
15
48
0.25%
Farmers - employers
16
10
0.05%
Farmers - own accoun
17
4
0.02%
Agricultural workers
18
32
0.17%
Members of armed for
19
1
0.01%
Total
18867
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
85
0.54%
inapplicable
-8
14433
92.5%
proxy
-7
522
3.35%
Managers,large
2
28
0.18%
Employers,small
3
16
0.1%
Managers,small
4
8
0.05%
Professional Self-em
5
3
0.02%
Professional employe
6
2
0.01%
Int. non-manual,work
7
83
0.53%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
17
0.11%
Junior non-manual
9
145
0.93%
Personal service wrk
10
71
0.46%
Foreman manual
11
9
0.06%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
21
0.13%
Semi-skilled manual
13
46
0.29%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
69
0.44%
Own account wkrs
15
28
0.18%
Farmers - employers
16
2
0.01%
Farmers - own accoun
17
1
0.01%
Agricultural workers
18
14
0.09%
Total
15603
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
249
1.59%
inapplicable
-8
12706
81.33%
proxy
-7
435
2.78%
Managers,large
2
95
0.61%
Employers,small
3
52
0.33%
Managers,small
4
19
0.12%
Professional Self-em
5
6
0.04%
Professional employe
6
20
0.13%
Int. non-manual,work
7
296
1.89%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
71
0.45%
Junior non-manual
9
536
3.43%
Personal service wrk
10
260
1.66%
Foreman manual
11
39
0.25%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
66
0.42%
Semi-skilled manual
13
208
1.33%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
419
2.68%
Own account wkrs
15
78
0.5%
Farmers - employers
16
11
0.07%
Farmers - own accoun
17
3
0.02%
Agricultural workers
18
54
0.35%
Total
15623
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
2
0.02%
inapplicable
-8
9230
84.63%
proxy
-7
358
3.28%
Managers,large
2
57
0.52%
Employers,small
3
50
0.46%
Managers,small
4
9
0.08%
Professional Self-em
5
2
0.02%
Professional employe
6
6
0.06%
Int. non-manual,work
7
167
1.53%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
59
0.54%
Junior non-manual
9
309
2.83%
Personal service wrk
10
147
1.35%
Foreman manual
11
30
0.28%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
54
0.5%
Semi-skilled manual
13
170
1.56%
Unskilled manual wkr
14
174
1.6%
Own account wkrs
15
49
0.45%
Farmers - employers
16
5
0.05%
Farmers - own accoun
17
2
0.02%
Agricultural workers
18
26
0.24%
Total
10906
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
missing
-9
32
0.31%
inapplicable
-8
5684
55.38%
proxy
-7
352
3.43%
Managers,large
2
131
1.28%
Employers,small
3
117
1.14%
Managers,small
4
25
0.24%
Professional Self-employed
5
9
0.09%
Professional employees
6
14
0.14%
Int. non-manual,workers
7
505
4.92%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
147
1.43%
Junior non-manual
9
979
9.54%
Personal service wrkrs
10
530
5.16%
Foreman manual
11
83
0.81%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
231
2.25%
Semi-skilled manual wkrs
13
542
5.28%
Unskilled manual wkrs
14
542
5.28%
Own account wkrs
15
219
2.13%
Farmers - employers,managers
16
11
0.11%
Farmers - own account
17
8
0.08%
Agricultural workers
18
103
1.0%
Total
10264
100.0%
Value label
Value
Absolute frequency
Relative frequency
no data from ukhls
-21
123936
74.12%
missing
-9
29579
17.69%
Managers,large
2
532
0.32%
Employers,small
3
361
0.22%
Managers,small
4
264
0.16%
Professional Self-employed
5
31
0.02%
Professional employees
6
114
0.07%
Int. non-manual,workers
7
2036
1.22%
Int. non-man,foreman
8
505
0.3%
Junior non-manual
9
3294
1.97%
Personal service wrkrs
10
1774
1.06%
Foreman manual
11
261
0.16%
Skilled manual wkrs
12
467
0.28%
Semi-skilled manual wkrs
13
1467
0.88%
Unskilled manual wkrs
14
1715
1.03%
Own account wkrs
15
538
0.32%
Farmers - employers,managers
16
46
0.03%
Farmers - own account
17
25
0.01%
Agricultural workers
18
262
0.16%
Members of armed forces
19
1
0.0%
Total
167208
100.0%
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