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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

Variablehnssec14
LabelHRP Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC based on SOC2010): Operational Categories
Responses
1 Employers in large establishments 4
2 Higher managerial and administrative occupations 76
3.1 Higher professional occupations: Traditional employees 85
3.2 Higher professional occupations: New employees 89
3.3 Higher professional occupations: Traditional self-employed 21
3.4 Higher professional occupations: New self-employed 7
4.1 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: Traditi 235
4.2 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New emp 47
4.3 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: Traditi 17
4.4 Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New sel 12
5 Lower managerial and administrative occupations 128
6 Higher supervisory occupations 44
7.1 Intermediate clerical and administrative occupations 93
7.2 Intermediate service occupations 74
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary occupations 27
7.4 Intermediate engineering occupations 10
8.1 Employers in small establishments in industry, commerce, ser 36
8.2 Employers in small establishments in agriculture 4
9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 155
9.2 Own account workers in agriculture 2
10 Lower supervisory occupations 69
11.1 Lower technical craft occupations 64
11.2 Lower technical process operative occupations 4
12.1 Semi-routine sales occupations 62
12.2 Semi-routine service occupations 108
12.3 Semi-routine technical occupations 16
12.4 Semi-routine operative occupations 28
12.5 Semi-routine agricultural occupations 1
12.6 Semi-routine clerical occupations 8
12.7 Semi-routine childcare occupations 10
13.1 Routine sales and service occupations 31
13.2 Routine production occupations 20
13.3 Routine technical occupations 50
13.4 Routine operative occupations 70
13.5 Routine agricultural occupations 0
14.1 Never worked 28
14.2 Long-term unemployed 0
15 Full-time students 32
16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described 12
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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