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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)
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 235
2 Higher managerial 764
3.1 Higher professionals (traditional) - employees 1316
3.2 Higher professionals (new) - employees 284
3.3 Higher professionals (traditional) - self-employed 190
3.4 Higher professionals (new) - self-employed 31
4.1 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - emp 4424
4.2 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - employees 184
4.3 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - sel 267
4.4 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - self-employ 13
5 Lower managerial 2825
6 Higher supervisory 857
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 2036
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 1539
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 412
7.4 Intermediate engineering 128
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 1679
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 335
9.1 Own account workers (non- professional) 772
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 230
10 Lower supervisory 1800
11.1 Lower technical craft 1247
11.2 Lower technical process operative 390
12.1 Semi-routine sales 1637
12.2 Semi-routine service 2439
12.3 Semi-routine technical 557
12.4 Semi-routine operative 893
12.5 Semi-routine agriculture 116
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 479
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 359
13.1 Routine sales and service 694
13.2 Routine production 856
13.3 Routine technical 1666
13.4 Routine operative 1984
13.5 Routine agricultural 45
18 Not classified (14.1 to 17.0 combined) 3171
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving in Wales: Household Survey; 2005, 2006 and 2007 Combined Data Files
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