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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living in Wales: Household Survey; 2005, 2006 and 2007 Combined Data Files

Variable Details

Variablesv3
LabelNational Statistics socio-economic classification (derived variable - HRP)
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 165
2 Higher managerial 578
3.1 Higher professionals (traditional) - employees 975
3.2 Higher professionals (new) - employees 190
3.3 Higher professionals (traditional) - self-employed 138
3.4 Higher professionals (new) - self-employed 27
4.1 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - emp 2663
4.2 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - employees 121
4.3 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - sel 176
4.4 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - self-employ 8
5 Lower managerial 1975
6 Higher supervisory 500
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 1009
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 814
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 242
7.4 Intermediate engineering 110
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 1094
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 239
9.1 Own account workers (non- professional) 542
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 167
10 Lower supervisory 1252
11.1 Lower technical craft 930
11.2 Lower technical process operative 280
12.1 Semi-routine sales 782
12.2 Semi-routine service 1309
12.3 Semi-routine technical 419
12.4 Semi-routine operative 619
12.5 Semi-routine agriculture 80
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 233
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 163
13.1 Routine sales and service 370
13.2 Routine production 499
13.3 Routine technical 1263
13.4 Routine operative 1232
13.5 Routine agricultural 26
18 Not classified (14.1 to 17.0 combined) 1792
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving in Wales: Household Survey; 2005, 2006 and 2007 Combined Data Files
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