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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living in Wales: Household Survey; 2004, 2005 and 2006 Combined Data Files

Variable Details

Variablesv3
LabelNational Statistics socio-economic classification (derived variable)
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 238
2 Higher managerial 802
3.1 Higher professionals (traditional) - employees 1384
3.2 Higher professionals (new) - employees 340
3.3 Higher professionals (traditional) - self-employed 205
3.4 Higher professionals (new) - self-employed 30
4.1 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - emp 4231
4.2 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - employees 171
4.3 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - sel 245
4.4 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - self-employ 11
5 Lower managerial 2836
6 Higher supervisory 896
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 1885
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 1706
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 364
7.4 Intermediate engineering 120
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 1540
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 314
9.1 Own account workers (non- professional) 772
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 232
10 Lower supervisory 1734
11.1 Lower technical craft 1264
11.2 Lower technical process operative 443
12.1 Semi-routine sales 1698
12.2 Semi-routine service 2534
12.3 Semi-routine technical 497
12.4 Semi-routine operative 810
12.5 Semi-routine agriculture 83
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 451
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 282
13.1 Routine sales and service 675
13.2 Routine production 1019
13.3 Routine technical 1671
13.4 Routine operative 1857
13.5 Routine agricultural 46
18 Not classified (14.1 to 17.0 combined) 3067
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving in Wales: Household Survey; 2004, 2005 and 2006 Combined Data Files
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