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NSSH11
TableME11 2011 Census
Short descriptionNS-SEC of household reference person. 2011.
Source2011Census.
Code notesQuestion asked of those aged 16 and over. NS-SEC code, -6, -9

Variable coding

ValueLabel
1Employers in large organisations
2Higher managerial and administrative occupations
3.1Higher professional occupations: Traditional'
3.2Higher professional occupations: New'
3.3Higher professional occupations: Traditional'
3.4Higher professional occupations: New'
4.1Lower professional and higher technical occupations: Traditional'
4.2Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New'
4.3Lower professional and higher technical occupations:
4.4Lower professional and higher technical occupations: New'
5Lower managerial and administrative occupations
6Higher supervisory occupations
7.1Intermediate occupations: Intermediate clerical and administrative occupations
7.2Intermediate occupations: Intermediate sales and service occupations
7.3Intermediate occupations: Intermediate technical and auxiliary occupations
7.4Intermediate occupations: Intermediate engineering occupations
8.1Employers in small occupations: Employers in small establishments in industry, commerce, services etc.
8.2Employers in small occupations: Employers in small establishments in agriculture
9.1Own account workers: Own account workers (non-professional)
9.2Own account workers: Own account workers (agriculture)
10Lower supervisory occupations
11.1Lower technical occupations: Lower technical craft occupations
11.2Lower technical occupations: Lower technical process operative occupations
12.1Semi routine occupations: Semi-routine sales occupations
12.2Semi routine occupations: Semi-routine service occupations
12.3Semi routine occupations: Semi-routine technical occupations
12.4Semi routine occupations: Semi-routine operative occupations
12.5Semi routine occupations: Semi-routine agricultural occupations
12.6Semi routine occupations: Semi-routine clerical occupations
12.7Semi routine occupations: Semi-routine childcare occupations
13.1Routine occupations: Routine sales and service
13.2Routine occupations: Routine production
13.3Routine occupations: Routine technical
13.4Routine occupations: Routine operative
13.5Routine occupations: Routine agricultural
14.1Never worked
14.2Long-term unemployedFull-time students
15Full-time students
16Occupations not stated or inadequately described
17Not classifiable for other reasons
-6Missing
-9No code required (Communal Establishment, No person household)

Additional information

ValueLabel
id4573
fullname(ME11)NSSH11
descriptionThe National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) provides an indication of socio-economic position, based on occupation. It is an Office for National Statistics standard classification.
codedasMAIN
source2011Census.
derivedY
codelistY
notesFor a definition of a Household reference person see HRPP0. To assign a person aged 16 to 74 to an NS-SEC category, their occupation title is combined with information about their employment status, whether they are employed or self-employed and whether
restrictedN
formatText
length4
classification
comvarind
comvartime
field0ME11

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