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Redmine Understanding Society User Support - Support #1690 (Resolved): jbnssec8_dvhttps://iserredex.essex.ac.uk/support/issues/16902022-04-28T10:42:50ZRuth Bickerton
<p>Hi, I'm looking for some information around US SEC data (e.g. jbnssec8_dv). I'm looking for a variable to proxy socio-economic position and this seems to be the closest. However, the 8 categories are different to those listed by the ONS in their methodology. <br />(See here for a detailed methodology discussion from ONS: <a class="external" href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/otherclassifications/thenationalstatisticssocioeconomicclassificationnssecrebasedonsoc2010#continuity-with-social-class-and-socio-economic-group">https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/classificationsandstandards/otherclassifications/thenationalstatisticssocioeconomicclassificationnssecrebasedonsoc2010#continuity-with-social-class-and-socio-economic-group</a>)</p>
<p>US categories: <br />1. Large employers & higher management <br />2. Higher professional <br />3. Lower management & professional <br />4. Intermediate <br />5. Small employers & own account <br />6. Lower supervisory & technical <br />7. Semi-routine <br />8. Routine</p>
<p>ONS categories:<br />1. Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations<br />1.1 Large employers and higher managerial and administrative occupations<br />1.2 Higher professional occupations<br />2. Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations<br />3. Intermediate occupations<br />4. Small employers and own account workers<br />5. Lower supervisory and technical occupations<br />6. Semi-routine occupations<br />7. Routine occupations<br />8. Never worked and long-term unemployed</p>
<p>Please can you explain the rationale for the difference and where the US categories came from? Why has 'never worked and long-term unemployed' been excluded from the US categories?</p>
<p>Many thanks.</p>