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SEG80
classificationfullnameSocio-Economic Group 1980
ix6120
classificationshortnameSEG80
classificationmnemonic
keywordsSocio-economic
descriptiongeneralClassification by socio-economic group (SEG) was introduced in the UK in 1951; it has been revised several times. Groupings are determined by occupation unit group and employment status in an aim to
descriptionlsThe LS SEG variable takes a value between 00 and 19 corresponding to each of the 20 SEG codes.
startdateCensus 1981
refsClassification of Occupations 1980. London: HMSO
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refernum45

References

RefnumReference
668See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) pp. 297-298, page 63, page 65.
451981 Census Appendix 10
  • Link: //ph3/webpages/dictionary/appendices/census81/81app10.html

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