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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2005

Variable Details

Variablesv3resp
LabelNational Statistics socio-economic classification (derived variable - respondent)
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 44
2 Higher managerial 177
3.1 Higher professionals (traditional) - employees 320
3.2 Higher professionals (new) - employees 62
3.3 Higher professionals (traditional) - self-employed 46
3.4 Higher professionals (new) - self-employed 13
4.1 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - emp 1002
4.2 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - employees 34
4.3 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - sel 57
4.4 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - self-employ 0
5 Lower managerial 545
6 Higher supervisory 161
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 368
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 387
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 87
7.4 Intermediate engineering 25
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 297
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 65
9.1 Own account workers (non- professional) 130
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 48
10 Lower supervisory 351
11.1 Lower technical craft 211
11.2 Lower technical process operative 70
12.1 Semi-routine sales 380
12.2 Semi-routine service 565
12.3 Semi-routine technical 91
12.4 Semi-routine operative 167
12.5 Semi-routine agriculture 15
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 91
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 66
13.1 Routine sales and service 165
13.2 Routine production 230
13.3 Routine technical 287
13.4 Routine operative 385
13.5 Routine agricultural 9
18 Not classified (14.1 to 17.0 combined) 714
Sysmiss 121
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving in Wales: Household Survey, 2005
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