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Title:
1991 Census Ethnic Group Occupations

Subject Categories:
General - Employment and labour
Population censuses - Population, vital statistics and censuses

Depositor(s):
Blackwell, L., University of London. Institute of Education. Centre for Longitudinal Studies

Principal Investigator(s):
Blackwell, L., University of London. Institute of Education. Centre for Longitudinal Studies

Data Collector(s):
Office for National Statistics. Census Marketing Division

Sponsor(s):
Economic and Social Research Council

Grant Number:
R000222217

Abstract:
These data were prepared for the ESRC Project 'Ethnicity, Sex and Motherhood: Occupational Segregation and Disadvantage in Women's Working Lives'. One of the aims of this project was to examine patterns of occupational segregation by both sex and by ethnic group at a more detailed level than is possible with publicly-available data. A cross-sectional picture of segregation in 1991 showed ethnic variations in patterns of sex segregation and sex differences in segregation by ethnic group. In addition, the research explored patterns of gender and ethnic advantage and disadvantage in the occupational structure.
Users who wish to find out more about data from the 1991 census should visit the
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Main Topics:
The file contains aggregate data at the occupational unit group (371 SOC codes) level of detail for women and men in the ten ethnic groups identified in the 1991 Census: White, Black Caribbean, Black African, Black Other, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Other Asian and Other. This is further broken down by full-time/part-time, defined as follows:

• full-timers are defined as those who work 31 or more hours per week, except in teaching occupations (SOC Codes 230, 231, 233, 234, 235 and 239) where 25 or more hours count as full-time
• part-timers work 30 hours or less each week (24 or less for teachers)

Coverage:
Dates of Fieldwork: 1991
Country: England and Wales
Spatial Units: No information recorded
Observation Units: Administrative units (geographical/political)
Kind of Data: Numeric data; Aggregate (macro) level

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Persons in employment (other than those on government schemes) aged over 16 and living in England and Wales at the time of the 1991 Census.

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: 10 per cent of the population of England and Wales
Method of Data Collection: Transcription of existing materials
Data Sources: The data were compiled using data from aggregate tables prepared by the Office for National Statistics Census Marketing Division.

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

Access:
Access Conditions: Access is restricted to users in UK higher and further education institutions. Registration is required.
Availability: UKDA Census, UK Data Archive
Contact: Help desk: help@census.ac.uk

Date of Release:
First Edition: 12 December 2001

Copyright:
Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland

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