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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Regional)

Variable Details

Variablenssec
LabelNational Statistics Socio-Economic Classification
Responses
-9 Not applicable 565216
1 1 Employers in large organisations 521
2 2 Higher managerial and administrative 52140
3 3.1 Higher professional: 'Traditional' employees 93799
4 3.2 Higher professional: 'New' employees 54325
5 3.3 Higher professional: 'Traditional' self-employed 0
6 3.4 Higher professional: 'New' self-employed 0
7 4.1 Lower professional and higher tech: 'Traditional' employ 228310
8 4.2 Lower professional and higher tech: 'New' employees 30266
9 4.3 Lower professional and higher tech: ‘Traditional' SE 30301
10 4.4 Lower professional and higher tech: 'New' self-employed 0
11 5 Lower managerial and administrative 130510
12 6 Higher supervisory 68349
13 7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 187498
14 7.2 Intermediate sales and service 75685
15 7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 0
16 7.4 Intermediate engineering 9566
17 8.1 Employers in small establishments in industry etc. 52890
18 8.2 Employers in small establishments in agriculture 3196
19 9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 148116
20 9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 8430
21 10 Lower supervisory 96862
22 11.1 Lower technical: Lower technical craft 62583
23 11.2 Lower technical: Lower technical process operative 9486
24 12.1 Semi routine: Semi-routine sales 101436
25 12.2 Semi routine: Semi-routine service 120073
26 12.3 Semi routine: Semi-routine technical 22801
27 12.4 Semi routine: Semi-routine operative 41076
28 12.5 Semi routine: Semi-routine agricultural 4115
29 12.6 Semi routine: Semi-routine clerical 29685
30 12.7 Semi routine: Semi-routine childcare 7902
31 13.1 Routine: Routine sales and service 40056
32 13.2 Routine: Routine production 30701
33 13.3 Routine: Routine technical 78199
34 13.4 Routine: Routine operative 113137
35 13.5 Routine: Routine agricultural 2786
36 14.1 Never worked 98159
37 14.2 Long-term unemployedFull-time students 35545
38 15 Full-time students 214435
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Regional)
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: These data comprise a 5% sample of anonymised individual 2011 Census records.
SamplingStratified sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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