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LS variable metadata

OCSCMBM
TableLBSM Live births to sample mothers
Short descriptionSocial class as defined by occupation of working mother, birth to sample mother - 1980/1990 classification
SourceDraft entry for births (Form 308) Question 6 and Box H
Code notes1971-1985: not used 1986-20/04/91: 0-5, 7-9 21/04/91 onwards: 1-9 Code 6 is expanded as follows: '...and/or dependent relative, housewife/husband, full-time student, independent means, permanently sick, no previous occupation or not stated'

Variable coding

The codelist for this variable is not available.


References

RefnumReference
822See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) p342 (live birth registration draft entry form), p345(record of live birth form), pp24-25, pp95-96 and p108 (general details), pp99-101 (comparability of data), p108 and pp125-136 (data quality).

Additional information

ValueLabel
id901
m204namePAABLBSM
fullname(LBSM)OCSCMBM
description
codedas
sourceDraft entry for births (Form 308) Question 6 and Box H
derivedN
codelistN
restrictedN
formatText
length1
occurs12
startdate19860101
enddate19910420
keywordSocio-economic
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0LBSM

CeLSIUS data dictionary based on original version supplied by ONS