Scotland's Census 2022 - UV608 - National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) of Household Reference Person (HRP)

This dataset provides Census 2022 estimates for National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) of people aged 16 and over in Scotland.

National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) of Household Reference Person

The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SeC) of the household reference person. NS-Sec provides an indication of socio-economic position based on occupation.

To assign a person aged 16 and over to an NS-SeC category their occupation title is combined with information about their employment status, whether they are employed or self-employed and whether or not they supervise other employees. Full-time students are recorded in the ‘full-time students' category regardless of whether they are economically active or not.

Find out more about the National Statistics Socio-economic classification on the ONS website.

Details of classification can be found here

The quality assurance report can be found here

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Additional Info

Field Value
Last Updated September 16, 2024, 15:40 (BST)
Created September 16, 2024, 15:40 (BST)
Visibility Public
Year 2022
Topics Labour market
Units Persons
Geographic Layer Census Data Zones
Census Intermediate Zones
Census Wards
Council Areas
Countries
Local Authorities
Local Health Boards
Output Areas
Unitary Authorities
Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies
Frequency Decennial
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Citation Office for National Statistics; National Records of Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency; UK Data Service. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/census/aggregate-2021-1
Geographical Coverage Location Scotland
Granularity Country level down to output areas
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