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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Taking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2015-2016; Adult and Child Data

Variable Details

Variableint3_hnssec14
LabelHRP Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC based on SOC2010): Operational Categories
Responses
1 Employers in large establishments 11
2 Higher managerial and administrative occupations 200
3.1 Higher professional occupations: Traditional employees 281
3.2 Higher professional occupations: New employees 187
3.3 Higher professional occupations: Traditional self-employed 45
3.4 Higher professional occupations: New self-employed 13
4.1 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: Traditi 717
4.2 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New emp 98
4.3 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: Traditi 73
4.4 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New sel 10
5 Lower managerial and administrative occupations 322
6 Higher supervisory occupations 178
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative occupations 408
7.2 Intermediate service occupations 141
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary occupations 67
7.4 Intermediate engineering occupations 31
8.1 Employers in small establishments in industry, commerce, ser 111
8.2 Employers in small establishments in agriculture 3
9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 312
9.2 Own account workers in agriculture 21
10 Lower supervisory occupations 276
11.1 Lower technical craft occupations 203
11.2 Lower technical process operative occupations 41
12.1 Semi-routine sales occupations 194
12.2 Semi-routine service occupations 306
12.3 Semi-routine technical occupations 85
12.4 Semi-routine operative occupations 110
12.5 Semi-routine agricultural occupations 9
12.6 Semi-routine clerical occupations 63
12.7 Semi-routine childcare occupations 17
13.1 Routine sales and service occupations 57
13.2 Routine production occupations 79
13.3 Routine technical occupations 279
13.4 Routine operative occupations 250
13.5 Routine agricultural occupations 9
14.1 Never worked 78
14.2 Long-term unemployed 0
15 Full-time students 41
16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described 104
17 Not classifiable for other reasons 132
Sysmiss 2971
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationTaking Part: the National Survey of Culture, Leisure and Sport, 2015-2016; Adult and Child Data
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