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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

Variableint1_respsec
LabelRespondent NS-SEC - Operational categories
Responses
1 Employers in large organisations 12
2 Higher managerial occupations 265
3.1 Higher professional: Traditional employees 220
3.2 Higher professional: New employees 78
3.3 Higher professional: Traditional self-employed 48
3.4 Higher professional: New self-employed 13
4.1 Lower professional: Traditional employees 752
4.2 Lower professional: New employees 37
4.3 Lower professional: Traditional self-employed 93
4.4 Lower professional: New self-employed 3
5 Lower managerial occupations 439
6 Higher supervisory occupations 276
7.1 Intermediate clerical and admin 325
7.2 Intermediate sales and service 258
7.3 Intermediate technical and auxiliary 79
7.4 Intermediate engineering 22
8.1 Employers in small organisations (non-professional) 82
8.2 Employers in small organisations (agriculture) 9
9.1 Own account workers (non-professional) 396
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 27
10 Lower supervisory occupations 435
11.1 Lower technical craft 126
11.2 Lower technical process operative 38
12.1 Semi-routine sales 299
12.2 Semi-routine service 338
12.3 Semi-routine technical 57
12.4 Semi-routine operative 124
12.5 Semi-routine agricultural 10
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 91
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 91
13.1 Routine sales and service 110
13.2 Routine production 112
13.3 Routine technical 196
13.4 Routine operative 305
13.5 Routine agricultural 8
14.1 Never worked 120
14.2 Long term unemployed 0
15 Full time students 263
16 Occupation inadequately described 38
17 Not classed for other reasons 3
-5 2335
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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