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LS variable metadata
| SCLSEAT9 |
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| Table | ME91 1991 Census - LS members |
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| Short description | Social class based on occupation and economic activity. 1991. |
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| Source | 1991 Census. Question 7, 13 and 15 Indicates the social class of LS members aged 16 and over, usually resident in the household, as defined by occupation and economic activity For definitions see 1991 Census Appendix 20 |
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| Code notes | |
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Variable coding
| Value | Label |
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| 1 | I Professional |
| 2 | II Managerial & Technical |
| 3 | IIIN Skilled Non-Manual |
| 4 | IIIM Skilled Manual |
| 5 | IV Partly Skilled |
| 6 | V Unskilled |
| 7 | Armed Forces |
| 8 | On a Government scheme |
| 9 | Inadequately described |
| 10 | Student |
| 11 | Permanently sick |
| 12 | Retired |
| 13 | Other inactive |
| -9 | Not applicable or missing |
References
| Refnum | Reference |
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| 686 | See LS Technical Volume (Hattersley and Creeser, 1995) pp. 329-330, pp. 333-334, pp. 61-65. |
| 84 | 1991 Census Appendix 20 |
Additional information
| Value | Label |
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| id | 3414 |
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| m204name | PAABME91 |
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| fullname | (ME91)SCLSEAT9 |
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| description | |
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| codedas | MAIN |
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| source | 1991 Census. Question 7, 13 and 15 Indicates the social class of LS members aged 16 and over, usually resident in the household, as defined by occupation and economic activity For definitions see 1991 Census Appendix 20 |
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| derived | Y |
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| codelist | Y |
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| notes | This variable is derived from '10% coded' variables. It should not be used except with extreme caution, as totals will differ from those resulting from 100% coded variables. |
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| formerly | SCLAS9EAT |
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| restricted | N |
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| format | Numeric |
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| length | 2 |
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| occurs | 1 |
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| nmsasname | S42093 |
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| sasname | S41178 |
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| keyword | Socio-economic |
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| classification | |
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| comvarind | |
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| comvartime | |
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| field0 | ME91 |
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