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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

Variablernssec14
LabelAdult respondent Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC based on SOC2010): Operational Categories
Responses
1 Employers in large establishments 1
2 Higher managerial and administrative occupations 49
3.1 Higher professional occupations: Traditional employees 63
3.2 Higher professional occupations: New employees 57
3.3 Higher professional occupations: Traditional self-employed 15
3.4 Higher professional occupations: New self-employed 5
4.1 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: Traditi 243
4.2 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New emp 34
4.3 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: Traditi 23
4.4 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New sel 7
5 Lower managerial and administrative occupations 97
6 Higher supervisory occupations 41
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative occupations 146
7.2 Intermediate service occupations 113
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary occupations 31
7.4 Intermediate engineering occupations 5
8.1 Employers in small establishments in industry, commerce, ser 26
8.2 Employers in small establishments in agriculture 3
9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 146
9.2 Own account workers in agriculture 4
10 Lower supervisory occupations 66
11.1 Lower technical craft occupations 31
11.2 Lower technical process operative occupations 4
12.1 Semi-routine sales occupations 87
12.2 Semi-routine service occupations 132
12.3 Semi-routine technical occupations 9
12.4 Semi-routine operative occupations 17
12.5 Semi-routine agricultural occupations 0
12.6 Semi-routine clerical occupations 19
12.7 Semi-routine childcare occupations 20
13.1 Routine sales and service occupations 42
13.2 Routine production occupations 17
13.3 Routine technical occupations 31
13.4 Routine operative occupations 70
13.5 Routine agricultural occupations 1
14.1 Never worked 47
14.2 Long-term unemployed 0
15 Full-time students 67
16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described 10
17 Not classifiable for other reasons 0
Sysmiss 1
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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