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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living in Wales: Household Survey; 2006, 2007 and 2008 Combined Data Files

Variable Details

Variablesv3
LabelNational Statistics socio-economic classification (derived variable - HRP)
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 174
2 Higher managerial 592
3.1 Higher professionals (traditional) - employees 894
3.2 Higher professionals (new) - employees 194
3.3 Higher professionals (traditional) - self-employed 128
3.4 Higher professionals (new) - self-employed 24
4.1 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - emp 2616
4.2 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - employees 134
4.3 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - sel 168
4.4 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - self-employ 14
5 Lower managerial 1828
6 Higher supervisory 523
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 1112
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 757
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 248
7.4 Intermediate engineering 107
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 1129
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 234
9.1 Own account workers (non- professional) 561
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 146
10 Lower supervisory 1258
11.1 Lower technical craft 955
11.2 Lower technical process operative 326
12.1 Semi-routine sales 731
12.2 Semi-routine service 1318
12.3 Semi-routine technical 429
12.4 Semi-routine operative 667
12.5 Semi-routine agriculture 79
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 243
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 193
13.1 Routine sales and service 397
13.2 Routine production 478
13.3 Routine technical 1259
13.4 Routine operative 1344
13.5 Routine agricultural 32
18 Not classified (14.1 to 17.0 combined) 1625
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving in Wales: Household Survey; 2006, 2007 and 2008 Combined Data Files
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