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NS-SeC

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This dataset is about Socio-economic classification. It shows the usual resident population aged 16 to 74 by their socio-economic classification. The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) was introduced by the Government to replace Social Class based on Occupation and Socio-Economic Groups (SEG). The NS-SeC is an occupationally based classification but has rules to provide coverage of the whole adult population. The population of this dataset is all males aged 16 to 74. There are separate tables available giving the same information separately for All People and Females.

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NS-SeC (13 categories)

For long-term unemployed year last worked is 1999 or earlier.

In the NS-SeC classification, all full-time students are recorded in the 'full-time students' category regardless of whether they are economically active or not.

'Not classifiable for other reasons' includes people whose occupation has not been coded.

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