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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)
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 254
2 Higher managerial 807
3.1 Higher professionals (traditional) - employees 1250
3.2 Higher professionals (new) - employees 284
3.3 Higher professionals (traditional) - self-employed 171
3.4 Higher professionals (new) - self-employed 28
4.1 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - emp 4368
4.2 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - employees 219
4.3 Lower professionals and higher technical (traditional) - sel 263
4.4 Lower professionals and higher technical (new) - self-employ 20
5 Lower managerial 2649
6 Higher supervisory 873
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 2142
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 1401
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 436
7.4 Intermediate engineering 129
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 1713
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 326
9.1 Own account workers (non- professional) 819
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 206
10 Lower supervisory 1798
11.1 Lower technical craft 1252
11.2 Lower technical process operative 457
12.1 Semi-routine sales 1546
12.2 Semi-routine service 2427
12.3 Semi-routine technical 595
12.4 Semi-routine operative 968
12.5 Semi-routine agriculture 115
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 495
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 423
13.1 Routine sales and service 698
13.2 Routine production 801
13.3 Routine technical 1643
13.4 Routine operative 2141
13.5 Routine agricultural 46
18 Not classified (14.1 to 17.0 combined) 2926
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving in Wales: Household Survey; 2006, 2007 and 2008 Combined Data Files
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