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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2007-2008; Adult and Child Data

Variable Details

Variablerespsec
LabelRespondent NS-SEC - Operational categories
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 58
2 Higher managerial occupations 935
3.1 Higher professional: Traditional employees 874
3.2 Higher professional: New employees 314
3.3 Higher professional: Traditional self-employed 173
3.4 Higher professional: New self-employed 43
4.1 Lower professional: Traditional employees 3012
4.2 Lower professional: New employees 165
4.3 Lower professional: Traditional self-employed 323
4.4 Lower professional: New self-employed 16
5 Lower managerial occupations 1674
6 Higher supervisory occupations 1049
7.1 Intermediate clerical and admin 1538
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 1003
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 311
7.4 Intermediate engineering 81
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 456
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 20
9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 1484
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 66
10 Lower supervisory occupations 1854
11.1 Lower technical craft 541
11.2 Lower technical process operative 170
12.1 Semi-routine sales 1096
12.2 Semi-routine service 1363
12.3 Semi-routine technical 324
12.4 Semi-routine operative 424
12.5 Semi-routine agricultural 60
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 342
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 326
13.1 Routine sales and service 516
13.2 Routine production 553
13.3 Routine technical 902
13.4 Routine operative 1262
13.5 Routine agricultural 36
14.1 Never worked 937
14.2 Long term unemployed 0
15 Full time students 1258
16 Occupation inadequately described 127
17 Not classed for other reasons 34
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2007-2008; Adult and Child Data
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