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GOLD80
classificationfullnameGoldthorpe Class 1980
ix7630
classificationshortnameGOLD80
classificationmnemonic
keywordsSocio-economic
descriptiongeneralThe Goldthorpe Class schema measures employment relations which are aspects of work and market situation, and of labour market contract. It distinguishes between three types of employment relationship as defined by social relationships in the work place:
descriptionlsWhere LS data for either occupation or employment status is not available, the value 0 has been allocated.
startdateCensus 1981
refsGoldthorpe, J.H and C Llewellyn (1987) The Social Grading of Occupations, Oxford Studies in Mobility. Oxford University Press.
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