Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2018

Variable Details

VariableNSSECB
LabelNS-SEC Socio-economic Class (full classification)- derived variable
Responses
1 Employers in large orgs 2
2 Higher managerial occupations 21
3.1 Higher prof (traditional) - employees 25
3.2 Higher prof (new) - employees 19
3.3 Higher prof (traditional) - self-employed 4
3.4 Higher prof (new) - self-employed 3
4.1 Lower prof & higher tech (trad) - emp 79
4.2 Lower prof & higher tech (new) - emp 10
4.3 Lower prof & higher tech (traditional) - se 10
4.4 Lower prof & higher tech (new) - se 1
5 Lower managerial occupations 22
6 Higher supervisory occupations 20
7.1 Intermediate - clerical and administrative 33
7.2 Intermediate - sales and service 20
7.3 Intermediate - technical and auxiliary 6
7.4 Intermediate - engineering 3
8.1 Employers in small orgs (non-prof) 13
8.2 Employers in small orgs (agriculture) 1
9.1 Own account workers (non-prof) 51
9.2 Own account workers (agriculture) 2
10 Lower supervisory occupations 25
11.1 Lower technical craft 9
11.2 Lower technical process operative 1
12.1 Semi-routine sales 20
12.2 Semi-routine service 30
12.3 Semi-routine technical 5
12.4 Semi-routine operative 10
12.5 Semi-routine agricultural 0
12.6 Semi-routine clerical 5
12.7 Semi-routine childcare 2
13.1 Routine sales and service 14
13.2 Routine production 13
13.3 Routine technical 20
13.4 Routine operative 18
13.5 Routine agricultural 2
14.1 Never worked 15
14.2 Long-term unemployed 1
15 Full-time students 29
16 Occupations not stated or inadequately described 0
17 Not classifiable for other reasons 268
9998 Prefer not to say 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationOpinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2018
Interviewer InstructionsNS-SEC full classification
UniverseAdults, aged 16 or over, living in private households in Great Britain. MAZ Internet Access module: 832. MAK Train Satisfaction module: 833.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study