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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Regional)

Variable Details

Variablensshuk11
LabelHousehold reference person NS-SEC
Responses
-9 Not applicable 56055
1 1 Employers in large organisations 999
2 2 Higher managerial and administrative 92824
3 3.1 Higher professional: 'Traditional' employees 146038
4 3.2 Higher professional: 'New' employees 95260
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 274633
8 4.2 Lower professional and higher tech: 'New' employees 48539
9 4.3 Lower professional and higher tech: ‘Traditional' SE 40575
10 4.4 Lower professional and higher tech: 'New' self-employed 0
11 5 Lower managerial and administrative 218849
12 6 Higher supervisory 93236
13 7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative 167889
14 7.2 Intermediate sales and service 80257
15 7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 0
16 7.4 Intermediate engineering 17635
17 8.1 Employers in small establishments in industry etc. 95096
18 8.2 Employers in small establishments in agriculture 5888
19 9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 243361
20 9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 13065
21 10 Lower supervisory 138392
22 11.1 Lower technical: Lower technical craft 102964
23 11.2 Lower technical: Lower technical process operative 14282
24 12.1 Semi routine: Semi-routine sales 87832
25 12.2 Semi routine: Semi-routine service 140741
26 12.3 Semi routine: Semi-routine technical 35061
27 12.4 Semi routine: Semi-routine operative 59885
28 12.5 Semi routine: Semi-routine agricultural 4715
29 12.6 Semi routine: Semi-routine clerical 26032
30 12.7 Semi routine: Semi-routine childcare 7566
31 13.1 Routine: Routine sales and service 35063
32 13.2 Routine: Routine production 34051
33 13.3 Routine: Routine technical 132605
34 13.4 Routine: Routine operative 137025
35 13.5 Routine: Routine agricultural 2533
36 14.1 Never worked 72477
37 14.2 Long-term unemployedFull-time students 42929
38 15 Full-time students 83803
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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