Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

Variable Details

VariableS2NSSECG
LabelRespondent/Spouse NS-SEC Socio-economic Class (analytic class level) :dv:Q1310
Responses
1.1 Large employers and higher managerial staff 13
1.2 Higher professional occupations 122
2 Lower managerial and professional occupations 362
3 Intermediate occupations 117
4 Small employers and own account workers 166
5 Lower supervisory & technical occupations 131
6 Semi-routine Occupations 175
7 Routine occupations 109
8 Not classified 20
-4 Skip, Not working or waiting for work 655
-1 Skip, not married/ civil partner/ living as 1551
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationBritish Social Attitudes Survey, 2009
UniverseAdults (18 and over) living in private households in Great Britain (excluding the 'crofting counties' north of the Caledonian Canal).<br>;Adults;National
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample;Sampling is conducted in four stages; from 1993 the sample has been drawn from the Postcode Address File, whereas in previous years it was drawn from the Electoral Register.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. The BSA survey is conducted annually.