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LS variable metadata
| SCGP21 |
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| Table | ME21 2021 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Approximated Social Grade. 2021. |
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| Source | 2021 Census. |
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| Code notes | 1-6, -6 Missing, -9 No code required (Communial establishments, short-term resident, student not at their term time address) |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | AB - Higher & intermediate managerial/ administrative/ professional occupations |
| 2 | C1 - Supervisory, clerical & junior managerial/ administrative/ professional occupations |
| 3 | C2 - Skilled manual occupations |
| 4 | D - Semi-skilled and unskilled manual occupations; unemployed and lowest grade occupations |
| 5 | E |
| 6 | Aged under 16 |
| -6 | Missing |
| -9 | No code required (Communal Establishment, Short-term resident, Student not at their term-time address) |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 5466 |
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| fullname | (ME21)SCGP21 |
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| description | Social grade as used by market research industry. |
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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 | Social Grade is the socio-economic classification used by the Market Research and Marketing Industries, most often in the analysis of spending habits and consumer attitudes. |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| keyword | Socio-Economic |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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