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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Local Authority)

Variable Details

Variableoccg
LabelStandard Occupational Classification – 2 digit
Responses
11 Corporate managers and directors 125905
12 Other managers and proprietors 73842
21 Science, research, engineering and technology professionals 72290
22 Health professionals 70651
23 Teaching and educational professionals 90179
24 Business, media and public service profs 86696
31 Science, engineering and technology associate profs 30258
32 Health and social care associate profs 20318
33 Protective service occs 25419
34 Culture, media and sports occs 35817
35 Business and public service associate profs 110848
41 Administrative occs 187865
42 Secretarial and related occs 79281
51 Skilled agricultural and related trades 22709
52 Skilled metal, electrical and electronic trades 82457
53 Skilled construction and building trades 77754
54 Textiles, printing and other skilled trades 60038
61 Caring personal service occs 139384
62 Leisure, travel and related personal service occs 48015
71 Sales occs 162167
72 Customer service occs 31044
81 Process, plant and machine operatives 95776
82 Transport and mobile machine drivers and operatives 77998
91 Elementary trades and related occs 54956
92 Elementary administration and service occs 235333
-9 Not applicable 751149
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
Location2011 Census Microdata Individual Safeguarded Sample (Local Authority)
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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