Table 1

Univariate distributions of qualification and occupational position

QualificationOccupational position
Max 10 years of school without apprenticeship 41 259 (33.6%)Unskilled/semi-skilled 61 896 (48.4%)
9 or 10 years of school and apprenticeship 69 727 (56.8%)Skilled manuals 30 469 (23.8%)
13 years of school with or without apprenticeship  4 321 (9.6)Skilled non-manuals 26 342 (20.6%)
University education  7 461 (6.1)Intermediates/professionals  9 354 (7.3%)
Total number with valid values122 776 (100%)Total number with valid values128 151 (100%)
Missing cases 24 488 (16.6%)1-150 Missing cases  6 777 (4.6%)1-150
  • 1-150 Percentages for missing cases refer to the total study population of 147 264 subjects.