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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2014-2015; Adult and Child Data

Variable Details

Variablernssec14
LabelAdult respondent Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC based on SOC2010): Operational Categories
Responses
1 Employers in large establishments 18
2 Higher managerial and administrative occupations 251
3.1 Higher professional occupations: Traditional employees 383
3.2 Higher professional occupations: New employees 238
3.3 Higher professional occupations: Traditional self-employed 75
3.4 Higher professional occupations: New self-employed 28
4.1 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: Traditi 1245
4.2 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New emp 134
4.3 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: Traditi 169
4.4 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New sel 27
5 Lower managerial and administrative occupations 499
6 Higher supervisory occupations 286
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative occupations 939
7.2 Intermediate service occupations 310
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary occupations 122
7.4 Intermediate engineering occupations 53
8.1 Employers in small establishments in industry, commerce, ser 163
8.2 Employers in small establishments in agriculture 4
9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 679
9.2 Own account workers in agriculture 37
10 Lower supervisory occupations 463
11.1 Lower technical craft occupations 279
11.2 Lower technical process operative occupations 54
12.1 Semi-routine sales occupations 388
12.2 Semi-routine service occupations 620
12.3 Semi-routine technical occupations 128
12.4 Semi-routine operative occupations 162
12.5 Semi-routine agricultural occupations 12
12.6 Semi-routine clerical occupations 111
12.7 Semi-routine childcare occupations 55
13.1 Routine sales and service occupations 174
13.2 Routine production occupations 164
13.3 Routine technical occupations 359
13.4 Routine operative occupations 444
13.5 Routine agricultural occupations 16
14.1 Never worked 186
14.2 Long-term unemployed 0
15 Full-time students 373
16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described 123
17 Not classifiable for other reasons 46
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2014-2015; Adult and Child Data
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