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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living in Wales: Household Survey; 2004 and 2005 Combined Data Files

Variable Details

Variablesv3
LabelNational Statistics socio-economic classification (derived variable)
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 159
2 Higher managerial 524
3.1 Higher professionals (traditional) - employees 1011
3.2 Higher professionals (new) - employees 243
3.3 Higher professionals (traditional) - self-employed 151
3.4 Higher professionals (new) - self-employed 22
4.1 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - emp 2820
4.2 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - employees 109
4.3 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - sel 160
4.4 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - self-employ 4
5 Lower managerial 1795
6 Higher supervisory 616
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 1081
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 1293
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 241
7.4 Intermediate engineering 85
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 999
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 202
9.1 Own account workers (non- professional) 502
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 163
10 Lower supervisory 1172
11.1 Lower technical craft 851
11.2 Lower technical process operative 313
12.1 Semi-routine sales 1207
12.2 Semi-routine service 1691
12.3 Semi-routine technical 315
12.4 Semi-routine operative 482
12.5 Semi-routine agriculture 48
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 293
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 175
13.1 Routine sales and service 463
13.2 Routine production 754
13.3 Routine technical 1145
13.4 Routine operative 1229
13.5 Routine agricultural 31
18 Not classified (14.1 to 17.0 combined) 2158
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving in Wales: Household Survey; 2004 and 2005 Combined Data Files
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