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LS variable metadata
| NSSH21 |
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| Table | ME21 2021 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | NS-SEC of household reference person. 2021. |
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| Source | 2021 Census. |
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| Code notes | NSSEC Codes (1-16), -6 Missing, -9 No code required (Communal Establishment, No person household, Those under 16) |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | Employers in large establishments |
| 2 | Higher managerial and administrative occupations |
| 3 | Higher professional occupations |
| 4 | Lower professional and higher technical occupations |
| 5 | Lower managerial and administrative occupations |
| 6 | Higher supervisory occupations |
| 7 | Intermediate occupations |
| 8 | Employers in small establishments |
| 9 | Own account workers |
| 10 | Lower supervisory occupations |
| 11 | Lower technical occupations |
| 12 | Semi-routine occupations |
| 13 | Routine occupations |
| 14 | Never worked |
| 15 | Long-term unemployed |
| 16 | Full-Time students |
| -6 | Missing |
| -9 | No code required (Communal Establishment, No person household) |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 5787 |
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| fullname | (ME21)NSSH21 |
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| description | The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) indicates a person's socio-economic position based on their occupation and other job characteristics. |
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| codedas | |
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| source | 2021 Census. |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | It is an Office for National Statistics standard classification. NS-SEC categories are assigned based on a person's occupation, whether employed, self-employed, or supervising other employees.
NS-SEC for 2021 is not comparable with the 2011 version as it is based on occupation codes which have changed. For more information on how NS-SEC has changed between 2011 and 2021 see the published guidance.
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Text |
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| length | 4 |
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| keyword | NS-SEC, Socio-Economic |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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