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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living in Wales: Household Survey, 2008

Variable Details

Variablesv3
LabelNational Statistics socio-economic classification (derived variable - HRP)
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 60
2 Higher managerial 213
3.1 Higher professionals (traditional) - employees 320
3.2 Higher professionals (new) - employees 71
3.3 Higher professionals (traditional) - self-employed 54
3.4 Higher professionals (new) - self-employed 9
4.1 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - emp 904
4.2 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - employees 48
4.3 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - sel 54
4.4 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - self-employ 6
5 Lower managerial 528
6 Higher supervisory 180
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 362
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 258
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 84
7.4 Intermediate engineering 28
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 391
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 82
9.1 Own account workers (non- professional) 174
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 42
10 Lower supervisory 441
11.1 Lower technical craft 316
11.2 Lower technical process operative 127
12.1 Semi-routine sales 234
12.2 Semi-routine service 449
12.3 Semi-routine technical 140
12.4 Semi-routine operative 229
12.5 Semi-routine agriculture 21
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 79
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 70
13.1 Routine sales and service 144
13.2 Routine production 181
13.3 Routine technical 427
13.4 Routine operative 494
13.5 Routine agricultural 17
18 Not classified (14.1 to 17.0 combined) 484
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving in Wales: Household Survey, 2008
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