This site uses necessary cookies

Some of these cookies are essential. Strictly necessary cookies enable core functionality, without which, the website cannot function properly. For more detailed information please see our Cookie Policy.

Website stats

We use Matomo Analytics to understand how our website is used and to improve your experience. This tool gathers limited information about the device you use to access the UK Data Service website. To learn more, please see our Privacy Policy.

 

Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variableanssecb
LabelNS Socio Economic Classification - partner
Responses
1.1 Large employers and higher managerial occupations 18
1.2 Higher professional occupations 44
2 Lower managerial and professional occupations 128
3 Intermediate occupations 77
4 Small employers and own account workers 67
5 Lower supervisory and technical occupations 45
6 Semi-routine occupations 120
7 Routine occupations 86
8 Never worked and long-term unemployed 0
9 Not classified 3
-2 Skip, not applicable 64
-1 Skip, from EMPST3 563
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNorthern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2008
Interviewer InstructionsNational Statistics Socio Economic Classification (NS SEC)
UniverseNorthern Irish adults;National;Adults aged 18 or over, living in private households in Northern Ireland during 2008
SamplingOne-stage stratified or systematic random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
UKRI logo

Funded by UKRI through the ESRC with contributions from our partners.

© 2026 UK Data Service
We are supported by the University of Essex, University of Manchester, Jisc, UCL and University of Edinburgh. We are funded by UKRI through the Economic and Social Research Council.