Table 3 Variable names, variable content and their percentages 1979–2006
Variable number and names | Variable content | 1979 | 1985/86 | 1991/92 | 1998/99 | 2005/06 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | investigating | Gathering information, investigating, documenting | N.av. | N.av. | N.av. | 28.8 | 49.6 |
2 | organizing | Organizing, making plans, working out operations, decis. making | 11.5 | 15.8 | 27.1 | 37.6 | 36.1 |
3 | researching | Researching, evaluating, developing, constructing | 10.1 | 19.7 | 18.0 | N.av. | 11.1 |
4 | programming | Working with computers, programming | 5.1 | 9.8 | 19.5 | N.av. | 64.1 |
5 | applyinglaw | Applying law, notarizing | 4.5 | 12.7 | 11.5 | N.av. | N.av. |
6 | teaching | Teaching, training, educating | 7.0 | 17.0 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 21.0 |
7 | consulting | Consulting, advising | 21.1 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 53.6 | 58.2 |
8 | buying | Purchasing, procuring, selling | 21.1 | 27.7 | 24.6 | 25.3 | 22.9 |
9 | promoting | Promoting, marketing, public relations | 2.7 | 8.4 | 17.4 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
10 | managing | Managing personnel, leading, employing | 14.4 | 20.8 | 16.2 | N.av. | N.av. |
11 | negotiaing | Negotiating, lobbying | 5.1 | N.av. | N.av. | 23.1 | N.av. |
12 | repairing | Repairing, renovating, restoring | 11.8 | 22.8 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.9 |
13 | accomodating | Accommodating, preparing food, serving, (entertaining) | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | N.av. | 8.1 |
14 | caring | Taking care, healing | 3.9 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.1 |
15 | cleaning | Cleaning, recycling, waste disposal | 8.1 | 7.0 | 12.0 | N.av. | 25.6 |
16 | protecting | Protecting, guarding, observing, controlling traffic | 7.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | N.av. | 21.0 |
17 | measuring | Measuring, testing, quality control | 18.9 | N.av. | N.av. | 33.9 | 43.9 |
18 | writing | Clerical work | 34.3 | 37.2 | 37.1 | N.av. | N.av. |
19 | calculating | Calculating, bookkeeping | 20.5 | 19.9 | 20.6 | N.av. | N.av. |
20 | operating | Operating, controlling machines | 10.5 | 24.3 | 23.5 | 22.3 | 25.2 |
21 | manufacturing | Manufacturing of goods, planting | 34.0 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 15.3 | 17.7 |
22 | storing | Storing, transporting, shipping, stocking, posting | 23.2 | 18.1 | 46.3 | N.av. | 25.7 |