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LS variable metadata
| OCC8CC |
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| Table | CANC Cancer registrations |
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| Short description | LS member's occupation (1981 - 1990: 2nd decade) |
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| Source | Cancer registration data collected by ONS through the National Cancer Registration Scheme. |
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| Code notes | 1971-1981:
Blank. See OCCC
1981-1990 (2nd decade):
See 1981 Census appendix 8
Numeric in the range 001-350, 360-362
349 = Inadequately described
350 = Not stated including widow, schoolboy/schoolgirl
360 = Student at college, university over 16 years of age
361 = Independent means, private means
362 = Physically or mentally handicapped
-6 = housewife, home duties
-7 = Retired, OAP
1991 onwards:
Blank. See OCC9CC
Note: If patient is under 16 years code will be 350 If sex is male, code will not be 8-space |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| -9 | Not coded |
| -4 | Not known |
References
| Refnum | Reference |
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| 754 | See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) page 344 (shows cancer registration abstract), page 25, pp. 97-98, pp. 104-105 (comparability of data), page 125 and pp. 138-141 (data quality). |
| 43 | 1981 Census Appendix 8 |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 37 |
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| m204name | PAABCANC |
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| fullname | (CANC)OCC8CC |
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| description | |
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| codedas | |
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| source | Cancer registration data collected by ONS through the National Cancer Registration Scheme. |
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| derived | N |
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| codelist | Y |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Text |
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| length | 3 |
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| occurs | 10 |
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| startdate | 19810101 |
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| enddate | 19901231 |
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| keyword | Occupation |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | CANC |
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