1972 Main Questionnaire Dataset

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nshd_72_mq

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1972 Main Questionnaire Dataset

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nshd_72_mq

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	Name	Label
	ABIL72	Use of abilities
	AD72	Number in survey members family 15 years and older living in the household (including sm)
	ADEC72	Do you belong to an adult education or evening class?
	ADJOW72	Use machines in some other way?
	ADJUST72	Adjust machines?
	BATS72	Is there a bathroom used by your household?
	BBSM72	Do you think that big business has too much or not too much say in the way the country is run?
	CALCUL72	Any calculations done in course of job?
	CCAPP	Can someone change their social class through their approach to life or work?
	CCEDUC	Can someone change their social class through their education?
	CCJOB	Can someone change their social class through their career?
	CCLUCK	Can someone change their social class through good luck?
	CCMON	Can someone change their social class through having money?
	CCSACC	Can someone change their social class through their lifestyle or another reason?
	CCWORK	Can someone change their social class through their hard work?
	CDCIRC	What mainly distinguishes one class from another? Circumstances and opportunities.
	CDCLA	How difficult to move social class?
	CDEDUC	What mainly distinguishes one class from another? Education.
	CDJOB	What mainly distinguishes one class from another? Job status and career.
	CDLIFE	What mainly distinguishes one class from another? Lifestyle.
	CDMON	What mainly distinguishes one class from another? Money and possessions.
	CDORIG	What mainly distinguishes one class from another? Social origins and background.
	CDPERS	What mainly distinguishes one class from another? Personality and manners.
	CHIL72	Total children born to survey member
	CHOICE72	Choice of what or how to write for writing done for job?
	CLALAR	Which class is the largest? Limited to those who answered the class questions
	CLANO	How many classes? Limited to those who answered the class questions
	CLASAH72	Age range - classroom highest age in years
	CLASAL72	Age range - classroom lowest age: years
	CLASS	Whether answered class question on 1972 questionnaire, section E
	CLASS72	Total people in classroom teaching (take average if necessary - round up)(may include demonstrating, or other)
	CLATWO	Which is the second largest class? limited to those who answered the class questions
	CLBO72	Other clubs or organisations survey member belongs to i.e. not given in qns 71a-m
	CLBW72	Do you belong to a social club or workingmen's club?
	CLOSC	Do you feel closer to your own social class? Limited to those who answered the class questions
	CONFL	Conflict or no, between social classes limited to those who answered the class questions
	DAB72rec	Age of survey member at parental break-up (years)
	DRIVE72	Driving
	DRIVEM72	Repair or maintain machines in course of job
	DRIVO72	Operate or drive any machines in course of job
	DWEL72	Type of accommodation
	EDUCHL72	Education higher/lower
	EMP72	If employee - how many people are employed by your firm at the address at which you work?
	EMPA72	Some people feel that workers are treated fairly by their employers, others say that employers try to take Advantage of the workers. Do you feel that in general you agree more with the first or the second view?
	FAGFL72	At what age did your father-in-law stop working full time?
	FAMCN	Class number of SM's parental family when SM young limited to those with col 7 = 1
	FIRMS71plus	Number of firms since 9/3/71
	FLIV72	Is your father still alive
	FREM	Did father remarry?
	FTSL	Nominal length of longest full time scheme (if series of short courses this is the total length of these short courses)
	FUTCC	Are you likely to change your social class do you think?
	FWEXP	Two things SM desires in next 10 years - new experiences
	FWFAM	Two things SM desires in next 10 years - family-related
	FWJOB	Two things SM desires in next 10 years - work-related
	FWMAR	Two things SM desires in next 10 years - marriage or relationship
	FWMON	Two things SM desires in next 10 years - money or possessions
	FWSEC	Two things SM desires in next 10 years - security or stability
	FWSTAT	Two things SM desires in next 10 years - happiness, health, luck
	GETON72	Would you say that your chances of 'getting on in the world' have been as good as, not as good as, or better than your parents' were'?
	GETONO72	Have your chances of 'getting on in the world' been as good as, not as good as or better than most others of your age?
	GOARE	What kind of things help people to get on in the world? (>1 aid can be named)
	GOEDUC	What kind of things help people to get on in the world? (>1 aid can be named)
	GOINF	What kind of things help people to get on in the world? (>1 aid can be named)
	GOMON	What kind of things help people to get on in the world? (>1 aid can be named)
	GOOPP	What kind of things help people to get on in the world? (>1 aid can be named)
	GOSOC	What kind of thinks help people to get on in the world? (>1 aid can be named)
	GOWILL	What kind of things help people to get on in the world? (>1 aid can be named)
	GROF72	What is/was your father's (last) full time job? Occupational Code (G.R.O.)
	GROFL72	What is/was your father-in-law's (last) full time job? Occupational Code
	GROS72	Last full time job of spouse Occupational Code
	HAPMR72	Main reasons. Note: if not very happy or very unhappy only
	HAPPY72	How happy
	HLTH72	Would you say that at the present time your state of health was ..
	HMA72	Married women only - do you belong to a housewives' or young mothers' association?
	HOBSC72	Do you belong to a sports or hobby club
	HOH	Weekly overtime - hours
	HTH	Weekly hours typically worked
	HTS72	Height of spouse in inches
	HWAT72	Do you have running hot water?
	I1C	Income category - household regular income (pounds)
	IAMC	Income category - household regular plus occasional income (pounds)
	IBP	Basic Pay in pounds and pence. Coded in new pence (e.g. 142500 = £1,425.00)
	IBS	Basis of pay
	IFAP	Period for fair amount
	IFB	Fringe benefits
	IHL	Whether higher or lower earnings [compared with other people with same education]
	IHS	Hours at basic rate, if only some
	IHWD	Holidays - weeks and days (first 2 digits = weeks, last 2 digits = days e.g. 2 weeks 4 days = 0204
	ILH	Largest number of hours per week . Coded in hours - 3 digits eg 37 hours = 037
	INFL72	Some people say that there is a small group of people who have a major influence on events in this country. Do you agree very much, partly or not at all?
	INH	Number of hours at basic rate
	INSPEC72	Whether work inspected or checked
	IOF	Frequency of regular overtime
	IOH	Regular overtime - hours (to be read in conjunction with IOF)
	IOO	Occasional overtime (hours, rounded to nearest whole number)
	IPS	Pension Scheme
	IPTP	Period for pay after tax
	IRHL	Reason (for higher or lower earnings than others with same education)
	ISH	Smallest number of hours per week coded in hours - 2 digits
	ISP1	Special payments - profit sharing
	ISP2	Special payments - weekly or monthly bonuses
	ISP3	Special payments - tips or commission
	ISP4	Special payments - danger or inconvenience money
	ISP5	Special payments - any other payment
	ISV	Season to season variation
	ITH	Typical hours per week: Coded in hrs (first 2 digits) and 1/4 hrs (third digit) e.g. 123 = 12 3/4 hrs
	IVFB	Value of fringe benefits per year (nearest £)
	IVH	Variation of hours
	IWF	Whether pay fair
	IXY	Value of extras per year (£)
	IXYA	Accuracy code for extras
	JBSTRSO	Questions on job stress answered (1972)
	JBSTRSU	If doctor seen (summary of Q7, Q8, 'card 2')
	JOB72	Do you have a job now?
	JOBAE72	Anything else? (you do in your job)
	JOBNO71plus	Number of jobs since 9-3-71
	JOBSUP72	Job supervision
	JOBYS	Year started present job
	KITS72	Is there a kitchen used by your household?
	LABIT72	If survey member belongs to the Labour Party, is it through a trade union or as an individual member?
	LAVS72	Do you have an indoor lavatory?
	LIKECC	Would you like to change your social class? Limited to those with col7 =1
	LIVEW72	(After parents separated or divorced) Who did you then live with until you were 15 years old?
	LOAD72	Load or feed? (i.e. machine during course of work)
	MACH72	Any machines
	MAN72	How many manual workers' work do you plan or supervise at any one time?
	MARAG	When were you married? (Current marriage only) - age in years
	MARF72	Is (or was) this your first marriage?
	MARFS72	Is (or was) this your husband's or wife's first marriage?
	MFM72	Men, women or both - Manual
	MFNM72	Men, women or both - Non-Manual
	MFRA72	Make, finish, repair, assemble
	MLIV72	Is your mother still alive?
	NERV72	Have you ever had any nervous trouble?
	NERVRE72	Nervous trouble - recurrence
	NONMAN72	How many non-manual workers' work do you plan or supervise at any one time?
	NONWK	Number of months not working and not looking for work
	NONWKL	Number of months not working but looking for work (25 - 26 years old)
	NOTCLA	Are there any people who don't fit into these classes?
	NREGSPB	Standard region of spouse´s birthplace
	OFFST72	Official status at work
	OFFW72	Is teaching part of your officially recognised work?
	OPIN72	Do you think that the opinions of people like yourself are taken into account enough in the way the country is run?
	OTJDR	Total number of on-the-job schemes that include day release
	OWNC	Class description of SM (not the class number from col8)
	PLAN72	Do you plan or supervise the work of others?
	PLANM72	Plan or supervise > half manual
	PLANNM72	Plan or supervise > half non-manual
	PLANT72	Time spent in planning or supervision
	POLIC72	If not a supporter of a political party, or 'don't know', do you generally think of yourself as being a little closer to one of the parties?
	POLICP72	If not a supporter of a political party but closer to one - which party is that?
	POLIP72	Do you consider yourself to be a supporter of a political party?
	POLIPP72	If a supporter of a political party - which one?
	POLIS72	If a supporter of a political party, how strongly do you feel about this party?
	PP72	Do you belong to a political party?
	PREHW72	Present at interview husband/wife
	PRESC72	Present at interview - children
	PRESIL72	Present at interview - parent(s)-In-law
	PRESO72	Present at interview - other
	PRESP72	Present at interview - parent(s)
	PROM72	Promotion possible
	PROMA72	Age at promotion (years)
	PROMN72	Why promotion not possible
	PROMW72	Do you want promotion?
	PSM	Plan, supervise or both - manual
	PSNM72	Plan, supervise or both - non-manual
	PTA72	Do you belong to a Parent Teacher Association
	READ72	What reading do you do in your job?
	RELD72N	Were you brought up in any faith or religious denomination? - Survey member
	RELN72N	Present faith or religious denomination - survey member
	RELNS72	Does your spouse now have any faith?
	RELS	Was your spouse brought up in any faith?
	RELST72	How strongly would you say you held these beliefs - survey member
	RELSTS72	How strongly would you say that spouse held these beliefs?
	REPM72	Repair or maintain machines/vehicles as part of present job
	ROOM72	How many rooms does your household use? (Living rooms include kitchen only if used as a living room, exclude scullery)
	RWCT72	Time spent reading/writing/calculating
	RY7807	Level of first highest post-school educational course of spouse
	RY7810	Method in first highest post-school educational course of spouse
	RY7811	Completion of first highest post-school educational course by spouse
	SE	Self employed
	SEEMP72	If self employed how many people do you employ?
	SENT72	Write sentences or paragraphs in course of job?
	SET72	Set up machines as part of job
	SG72	Social group (G.R.O.) General Registrar's Office coding system, coded 1-5
	SGF72	Social group of father (G.R.O.)
	SGFL72	Social group of father-in-law (G.R.O.)
	SIBD72	Natural dead siblings
	SIBL72	Natural living siblings
	SIBST	Step, half or adopted siblings
	SKIJ72	Skill or judgement
	SKILJ72	Skill and judgement
	SKILR72	Skill rated at 27(d)
	SKILRA72	Skill rated at 26(j)
	SPCN	Class number of spouse's family limited to those who answered the class questions
	SPFE	Further education of spouse
	SPLIVE72	Did your spouse live with his/her own parents throughout childhood and until 15 years?
	SPQU	Qualifications of spouse (courses of 6 weeks or more)
	SPQUI	Information on qualifications of spouse
	SPSLA	Type of last school spouse attended
	SPWO72	Is your spouse now in paid work?
	SUBJ72	What is the subject of the class teaching? 'Educational' means anything theoretical and not immediately applied
	SUBOTJ72	What is the subject of the on-the-job teaching?
	SUP72	Who directly supervises your work? (i.e. a man or a woman)
	SUPOS72	Official status of supervisor
	TEACH72	Do you teach?
	TEAHL72	How long teach? (On-the-job only)
	TEAS72	Sort of teaching
	TEAT72	Time spent teaching
	TEAWHO72	Who do you teach?
	TIMEH72	Time with hands
	TOOL72	Tools
	TRAHL72	Training higher/lower
	TRAIN	Have you ever started training with any of the employers you have had since leaving school?
	TRAINC	Training with employers - did this include full time course, day release or training on the job.
	TRALFT	How much do you find you use the training in your job (longest full-time)
	TRANFT	Total number of full time training schemes (series of short courses treated as one scheme)
	TRAPF72	Any training with present firm?
	TRAY	Year starting last training scheme
	TRNC	Any training not completed
	TROTJ	On-the-job training schemes
	TU72	Do you belong to a trade union or staff association?
	TUKJ72	If belongs to a trade union or staff association - do you have to belong to keep job?
	TUM72	If you have to belong to a trade union or staff association - would you belong if you did not have to?
	TUSM72	Do you think the trade unions have too much or not too much say in the way the country is run?
	VOTE72	Thinking of the last General Election the one two years ago when the Conservatives were led by Ted Heath and Labour by Harold Wilson, do you remember if you voted then?
	VOTF72	Did your father usually vote for one of the parties?
	VOTFP72	If father usually voted which party did he vote for?
	VOTM72	Did mother usually vote for one of the parties?
	VOTMP72	If mother usually voted which party did she vote for?
	VOTNE72	How do you think you will vote in the next General Election?
	VOTNEP72	If voting in next General Election, how will survey member vote?
	VOTP72	If voted in 1970 election which party did you vote for?
	VOTS72	Did your husband/wife vote in the last General Election?
	VOTSP72	If husband/wife voted in last election, which party did they vote for?
	WORK71plus	Work since 25th birthday
	WRI72	What writing do you do in your job?
	WRKFT712	Number of months working full time between 25years and 26years. Relates to period 9-3-71 to 9-3-72 only.
	WRKH72	Work with hands
	WRKP	Number of periods looking for work. Note: periods between 9-3-71 and 7-3-72 only coded
	WRKPR	Periods looking for work and registered. Note: periods between 9-3-71 and 7-3-72 only coded
	WRKPT712	Number of months worked part time 25years to 26years. Note: relates to periods between 9-3-71 and 7-3-72 only
	WTS72	Weight of spouse in lbs. Actual number coded

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