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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)
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 92
2 Higher managerial 302
3.1 Higher professionals (traditional) - employees 458
3.2 Higher professionals (new) - employees 104
3.3 Higher professionals (traditional) - self-employed 64
3.4 Higher professionals (new) - self-employed 12
4.1 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - emp 1495
4.2 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - employees 83
4.3 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - sel 87
4.4 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - self-employ 7
5 Lower managerial 792
6 Higher supervisory 297
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 662
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 492
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 155
7.4 Intermediate engineering 38
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 577
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 113
9.1 Own account workers (non- professional) 264
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 57
10 Lower supervisory 619
11.1 Lower technical craft 411
11.2 Lower technical process operative 181
12.1 Semi-routine sales 503
12.2 Semi-routine service 815
12.3 Semi-routine technical 207
12.4 Semi-routine operative 338
12.5 Semi-routine agriculture 31
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 164
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 161
13.1 Routine sales and service 246
13.2 Routine production 292
13.3 Routine technical 562
13.4 Routine operative 776
13.5 Routine agricultural 19
18 Not classified (14.1 to 17.0 combined) 857
Sysmiss 6045
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving in Wales: Household Survey, 2008
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