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LS variable metadata

OCSCFBF
TableLBSF Live births to sample fathers (1971-1978, 1981)
Short descriptionSocial class of working parent/father (1980 classification) of child of sample father
SourceDraft entry for Births (Form 309) or stillbirths (Form 308): Question 6 and Box H
Code notes1971-1978: Unused 1979-81: 0=Professional 1=Intermediate 2=Skilled non-manual 3=Skilled manual 4=Partly skilled 5=Unskilled 7=Armed forces 8=Inadequately described occupations, housewives 9=Full-time students, children, independent means, no occupation or handicapped 1983 onwards: Occupation of working father. Codes as before except househusbands in category 9.

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


References

RefnumReference
810See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) p342 (live birth registration draft entry form),p345 (record of live birth form),pp24-25,pp95-96,p108 (general details), pp99-101 (comparability of data), p108 & p136 (data quality).

Additional information

ValueLabel
id2467
m204namePAABLBSF
fullname(LBSF)OCSCFBF
description
codedas
sourceDraft entry for Births (Form 309) or stillbirths (Form 308): Question 6 and Box H
derivedN
codelistN
notesOnly births to sample fathers in 1971-78 and 1981 were linked to the LS Social class should read 'Social class as defined by occupation'
restrictedN
formatNumeric
length2
occurs6
keywordSocio-economic
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0LBSF

CeLSIUS data dictionary based on original version supplied by ONS