nssec
Occupational coding
Information on occupational coding in the GHS has changed significantly over
time. The following Excel file provides details of the changes to Occupational
Coding for the period 1972-2002.
The following word document gives
some general information on changes to occupational coding over time (not GHS-specific).
NS-SEC
ESDS Government has created some STATA syntax to derive a number of NS-SEC variables
for the 1991/92 to 2000/01 GHS datasets.
Please read the following Word document
before looking at the accompanying files because it provides a summary of the
work and a description of each the accompanying files.
Accompanying files:
- NSSECdetails.doc:
this document provides a description of NS-SEC and how it is derived. It is
drawn from the ONS web site
- NSSECinGHS.xls: this
file summarises the variables that can be derived for each GHS year
- GHS_NSSECsyntax.doc:
this file contains the syntax to derive each variable in STATA
- NSSEC90.dta:
this is a STATA file that contains SOC90 and provides the matrix to link SOC90
with the dataset for each year. It is used in conjunction with the STATA syntax
file
- Employmentstatus.doc: a flowchart used
to derive employment status for 1991 - 1996.
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