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ECONPOS91
classificationfullnameEconomic Position 1991
ix4300
classificationshortnameECONPOS91
classificationmnemonic
keywordsEmployment
descriptiongeneralClassification of economic position distinguishes primarily between the economically active and the economically inactive according to whether a person is or is not a member of the labour force at some reference in time. There are further distinctions within these two broad categories, which attempt to identify mutually exclusive groups according to their position in the labour force or employment status. In 1991, (unlike 1981) students could be classified as economically active if they had a job.
descriptionlsIn 1991, students were classified as economically active if they were working, unlike 1981, in line with International Labour Organisation definitions adopted in the early 1980s.
startdateCensus 1991
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References

RefnumReference
684See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) pp. 329-330, page 47, page 61.
1251991 Census Algorithm Appendix 25
841991 Census Appendix 20
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