International Occupational Unit Group schemes
| ISCO-08 | International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 |
| Description: | ISCO-08 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. It was first published in 2008. It is designed to be implemented across countries and is recommended for international comparative research. Applicable from 2008, it was designed as a revision on the 1988 ISCO scheme. Many of its occupatonal unit groups and subgroups are identical to the ISCO-88 categories, but there are also many changes between ISCO-08 and ISCO-88 (a concordance table is published by the ILO). |
| Structure: | 4-digit numerical index, valid values from 0 to 9629. Hierarchical structure incorporating 3-digit, 2-digit and 1-digit subgroups. Subgroups are indexed by truncation, but are also commonly incidated by trailing zeros (e.g. 513 may also be indicated as 5130). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco08 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 20 September 2009 |
| ISCO-08 (draft) | International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 (draft version of 2007) |
| Description: | ISCO-08 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. It is still under development in 2007. It is designed to be implemented across countries and is recommended for international comparative research. Applicable from 2008, it was designed as a revision on the 1988 ISCO scheme. Many of its occupatonal unit groups and subgroups are identical to the ISCO-88 categories, but there are also many changes between ISCO-08 and ISCO-88. |
| Structure: | 4-digit numerical index, valid values from 0 to 9629. Hierarchical structure incorporating 3-digit, 2-digit and 1-digit subgroups. Subgroups may be indexed both by truncation and by trailing zeros. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco08_d |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 15 November 2007 |
| ISCO-88 | International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| Description: | ISCO-88 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. It is designed to be implemented across countries and is recommended for international comparative research. Applicable from 1988 to present, it was designed as an update from earlier versions of ISCO developed in 1958 and 1968. The next revision to the ISCO scheme is anticipated for 2008. |
| Structure: | 4-digit numerical index. Hierarchical structure incorporating 3-digit, 2-digit and 1-digit subgroups. Subgroups may be indexed both by truncation and by trailing zeros (e.g. ISCO-88 2445 'Psychologists' is part of minor group 244 'Social Science and related professions', which may also be indicated as minor group 2440 'Social Science and related professions'). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco88 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm ; http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/do_files/isco88_labels.do (Stata format value labels) |
| References: | ILO (1990) ISCO-88 : International Standard Classification of Occupations, New York: International Labour Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 12 October 2009 |
| ISCO-88(COM) | International Standard Classification of Occupations, European Union Variant |
| Description: | ISCO-88(COM) is a slight variant on ISCO-88. It is an standardised occupational unit group scheme, based upon the ISCO-88 scheme published by the International Labour Office, but with selected additional categories to allow integration with European Union statistical databases. |
| Structure: | As ISCO-88. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco88com |
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| Internet links: | http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/research/isco88/ |
| References: | Elias, P. and Birch, M. (1994) Establishment of Community-Wide Occupational Statistics : ISCO-88(COM), A Guide for Users, Warwick: Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick February 1994. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 August 2006 (last updated 20/9/2009) |
| ISCO-88 (1-digit) | International Standard Classification of Occupations, 1-digit major groups |
| Description: | ISCO-88 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. It is coded to up to 4-digit level detail in a hierarchical structure. This variant of the ISCO-88 scheme refers to codes which are only made at the 1-digit level of detail ('major groups'). |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. The 1-digit major group codes are also a component part of the full 4-digit classification ISCO-88 |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco88_1 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm |
| References: | ILO (1990) ISCO-88 : International Standard Classification of Occupations, New York: International Labour Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 August 2006 |
| ISCO-88 (2-digit) | International Standard Classification of Occupations, 2-digit sub-major groups |
| Description: | ISCO-88 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. It is coded to up to 4-digit level detail in a hierarchical structure. This variant of the ISCO-88 scheme refers to codes which are only made at the 2-digit level of detail ('sub-major groups'). |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index. The 2-digit major group codes are also a component part of the full 4-digit classification ISCO-88. Two digit codes ending in 0 indicate major group units (e.g., 20 = major group 2). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco88_2 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm |
| References: | ILO (1990) ISCO-88 : International Standard Classification of Occupations, New York: International Labour Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 August 2006 |
| ISCO-88 (3-digit) | International Standard Classification of Occupations, 3-digit minor groups |
| Description: | ISCO-88 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. It is coded to up to 4-digit level detail in a hierarchical structure. This variant of the ISCO-88 scheme refers to codes which are only made at the 3-digit level of detail ('minor groups'). |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index. The 3-digit major group codes are also a component part of the full 4-digit classification ISCO-88. Three digit codes ending in 0 indicate sub-major and major group units (e.g., 200 = major group 2; 210 = sub-major group 21). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco88_3 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm |
| References: | ILO (1990) ISCO-88 : International Standard Classification of Occupations, New York: International Labour Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 August 2006 |
| ISCO-68 (unit groups) | International Standard Classification of Occupations 1968 (unit groups) (3-digit) |
| Description: | ISCO-68 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. It is designed for international comparative research, with applicability between 1968 and 1988 (although many data sources published after 1988 still use ISCO-68 codings). It was designed as an update from an earlier version of ISCO developed in 1958, and it is related to the 1988 revision to ISCO. The three digit version of ISCO-68 (unit group) is the most widely employed, but a more detailed 5-digit version (occupational categories) is also available. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index (valid values fall in the range 10-999, but some applications use values greater than 1000 to indicate unclassified occupations). Some publications insert a hyphen between the first and second digits (e.g. 192 becomes 1-92). Sequential (partially hierarchical) structure incorporating 2-digit (minor) and 1-digit (major) subgroups. Other variants of the ISCO-68 scheme are also in common use (see below) |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco68 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm ; http://home.fsw.vu.nl/hbg.ganzeboom/isco68/index.htm |
| References: | ILO (1969) International Standard Classification of Occupations, Revised Edition 1968, Geneva: International Labour Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 21 September 2006 |
| ISCO-68 (occupational categories) | International Standard Classification of Occupations 1968 (occupational categories) (5-digit) |
| Description: | ISCO-68 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. It is designed for international comparative research, with applicability between 1968 and 1988 (although many data sources published after 1988 still use ISCO-68 codings). It was designed as an update from an earlier version of ISCO developed in 1958, and it is related to the 1988 revision to ISCO. The occupational catgegories version of ISCO-68 has the most detailed level of occupational detail (5-digit scheme) but is used less frequently than the 3-digit unit group scheme. |
| Structure: | 5-digit numerical index (valid values fall in the range 100-99999, but some applications use values greater than 100000 to indicate unclassified occupations). Some publications insert a hyphen between the first and second digits (e.g. 19200 becomes 1-9200). Sequential (partially hierarchical) structure incorporating 3-digit (unit), 2-digit (minor) and 1-digit (major) subgroups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco68_5 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm ; |
| References: | ILO (1969) International Standard Classification of Occupations, Revised Edition 1968, Geneva: International Labour Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 21 September 2006 |
| ISCO-68 (4-digit) | International Standard Classification of Occupations 1968 (4-digit version) |
| Description: | ISCO-68 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. The 4-digit version is not officially defined by the ILO, but is widely used in sociological databases, for instance being used in the Ganzeboom occupational translation indices (often, researchers simply multiply the 3-digit unit group codes by 10 in order to have data at the 4-digit level) |
| Structure: | 4-digit numerical index (valid values fall in the range 100-9999, but some applications use values greater than 1000 to indicate unclassified occupations). Some publications insert a hyphen between the first and second digits (e.g. 1920 becomes 1-920). Sequential (partially hierarchical) structure incorporating 3-digit (unit), 2-digit (minor) and 1-digit (major) subgroups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco68_4 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm ; http://home.fsw.vu.nl/hbg.ganzeboom/isco68/index.htm |
| References: | ILO (1969) International Standard Classification of Occupations, Revised Edition 1968, Geneva: International Labour Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 21 September 2006 |
| ISCO-68 (2-digit) | International Standard Classification of Occupations 1968 (2-digit version) |
| Description: | ISCO-68 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index (valid values fall in the range 1-99 but some applications use values greater than 100 to indicate unclassified occupations). Some publications insert a hyphen between the first and second digits (e.g. 19 becomes 1-9). Sequential (partially hierarchical) structure incorporating 1-digit (major) subgroups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco68_4 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm ; http://laborsta.ilo.org/applv8/data/isco68e.html |
| References: | ILO (1969) International Standard Classification of Occupations, Revised Edition 1968, Geneva: International Labour Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 21 September 2006 |
| ISCO-68 (1-digit) | International Standard Classification of Occupations 1968 (1-digit version) |
| Description: | ISCO-68 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme, published by the International Labour Office. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index (valid values fall in the range 0-9 but some applications use values greater than 10 to indicate unclassified occupations). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#isco68_1 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/isco/index.htm ; http://laborsta.ilo.org/applv8/data/isco68e.html |
| References: | ILO (1969) International Standard Classification of Occupations, Revised Edition 1968, Geneva: International Labour Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 21 September 2006 |
| HISCO (5-digit) | Historical International Standard Classification of Occupations |
| Description: | HISCO is a standardised occupational unit group scheme designed to be most suitable for data from the periods 1600-1945. It is published by the International Institute for Social History. Its structure and definitions are loosely modelled upon ISCO-68, with some adjustments. |
| Structure: | 5-digit numerical index. Hierarchical structure including component major groups (1-digit), submajor groups (2-digit) and minor groups (3-digit). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#hisco |
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| Internet links: | http://historyofwork.iisg.nl/ |
| References: | van Leeuwen, M.H.D., Maas, I. and Miles, A. (2002) HISCO - Historical International Standard Classification of Occupations, Leuven: Leuven University Press. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 21 September 2006 |
National Occupational Unit Group Schemes
Details for OUG schemes from:
| ASCO-97 | Australia Standard Classification of Occupations 1997 |
| Description: | ACSO-97 is the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the statistical offices of Australia, published in 1997. |
| Structure: | 4-digit numerical index (range 1111-9999). There is a structure of major groups and minor groups which is obtained by an hierarchical translation of the unit groups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#acso97 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.acacia-au.com/asco.php ; http://www.ncver.edu.au/statistics/avetmiss50/prov/pdf/asco.txt |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 September 2006 |
| ASCO-97 Sub-major groups | Australia Standard Classification of Occupations 1997 Sub-major groups (2-digit) |
| Description: | 2-digit version obtained from truncation of ASCO-97. (This variant is used for the CAMSIS scale scores of Australia, http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Australia96.html . |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index (range 11-99). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#acso97_2 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.acacia-au.com/asco.php ; http://www.ncver.edu.au/statistics/avetmiss50/prov/pdf/asco.txt |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 September 2006 |
| PCS-00 | PCS: code des Professions-categories socio-prfessionnelles (2000 version) |
| Description: | The PCS code is the standardised unit group code used by French statsitical agencies. It is specific to France and has undergone six updates since its inception in the 1950s; this version is that which was in use in 2000. Its unit groups share some concordance with ISCO-68, whilst its subgroup structures are intended to represent socio-professional classes. |
| Structure: | 4-digit numerical index (range 1-6921, although 7100-8700 are sometimes used to index individuals who are not currently in employment). There is a hiearchical structure featurng six major groups (tuncation to 1-digit) and 31 professional groups (truncation to 2-digit). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#pcs00 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/distribution.html#France (1- and 2-digit in English and French; 4-digit in French); http://www.ipums.org/international/codes/occ_france_codes.shtml (1- and 2-digit in English) |
| References: | Lemel Y., 2003, « L'architecture des PCS et les évaluations des professions », in Menger P.-M. (dir), Les professions et leurs sociologies, Paris: Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, 101-118. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 25 September 2006, with additional information provided by Yannick Lemel |
| PCS-00 Major groups | PCS: code des Professions-categories socio-prfessionnelles (2000 version), Major groups (1-digit ) |
| Description: | The PCS code is the standardised unit group code used by French statsitical agencies.Its major group structure is intended to represent socio-professional classes. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index (range 1-6). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#pcs00_1 |
| Examples: | 1 Farmers |
| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/distribution.html#France (1- and 2-digit in English and French; 4-digit in French); http://www.ipums.org/international/codes/occ_france_codes.shtml (1- and 2-digit in English) |
| References: | Lemel Y., 2003, « L'architecture des PCS et les évaluations des professions », in Menger P.-M. (dir), Les professions et leurs sociologies, Paris: Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, 101-118. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 25 September 2006, with additional information provided by Yannick Lemel |
| PCS-00 Socio-professional groups | PCS: code des Professions-categories socio-prfessionnelles (2000 version), Socio-professional groups (2-digit ) |
| Description: | The PCS code is the standardised unit group code used by French statsitical agencies.Its socio-professional group structure is intended to represent socio-professional classes. |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index (range 11-69, although codes 71 to 87 are sometimes used to index individuals who are not in current employement) . |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#pcs00_2 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/distribution.html#France (1- and 2-digit in English and French; 4-digit in French); http://www.ipums.org/international/codes/occ_france_codes.shtml (1- and 2-digit in English) |
| References: | Lemel Y., 2003, « L'architecture des PCS et les évaluations des professions », in Menger P.-M. (dir), Les professions et leurs sociologies, Paris: Éditions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, 101-118. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 25 September 2006, with additional information provided by Yannick Lemel |
| KldB-75 | Germany: Klassifizierung der Berufe, Ausgabe 1975 |
| Description: | KldB-75 describes the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the German government agencies during the period 1976-1991. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index (range 1-937). There is a sequential structure of major groups and minor groups which is obtained by a linear translation of the unit groups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#kldb75 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.gesis.org/Dauerbeobachtung/GML/Daten/MZ/allgemein/kldb75.htm ; http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Germany91.html#Occupational_Classification [English translation] |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 24 September 2006 |
| Irish CSO 1996 | Irish Central Statistical Office occupational classification 1996 |
| Description: | CSO-96 is the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the statistical offices of Ireland at the time of the 1996 census. The scheme is broadly based upon the UK SOC-90 classification. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index (range 100-990). There is a structure of major groups and minor groups which is obtained by a linear translation of the unit groups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#cso96 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Ireland96.html#Occupational_Classification |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| CBS 84 | Census Occupational Classification of the Netherlands 1984 |
| Description: | CBS 84 is the standardised occupational unit group scheme used in the Netherlands from the 1984 Census. It is a 4-digit classification. |
| Structure: | 4-digit numerical index (range 100-9999. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#cbs84 |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 20 September 2007 |
| NZSCO 2002 | New Zealand Standard Classificaton of Occupations |
| Description: | NZSCO 2002 is the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the statistics New Zealand. It is broadly modelled upon ISCO-88 (2002 version). |
| Structure: | 5-digit numerical index (range 1-91514, though 97000 is used for 'response unidentifiable'; 99000 for 'response outside scope', and '99999' for 'not stated'). There is a hiearchical structure incoporating valid values at 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-digit level (major; sub-major; minor and unit group level). Five-digit details are described as occupational units. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#nzsco02 |
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| Internet links: | http://www2.stats.govt.nz/domino/external/web/carsweb.nsf/Standards/Occupation ; http://www.acc.co.nz/wcm001/groups/external_providers/documents/internet/wcmz002333.pdf |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 24 September 2006 |
| CNO-94 (5-digit) | Spanish Standard Classificaton of Occupations (5-digit version) |
| Description: | CNO-94 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the Spanish national statistics agency. This 5-digit version was used for the CAMSIS scale construction for Spain, on the basis of the occupational data found in the 2002 Labour Force Survey. |
| Structure: | 5-digit numerical index (range 1-20098). Core values are in the range 1-980. This values are hierarchical - e.g. occupations 771, 772, 773, 774 are part of submajor group 77 and major group 7). Other values are either of the form 1000*, or 200**, with the preceding 1000 or 200 used to indicate unknown detail beyond the first or second digit. The structure of this scheme is based around ISCO-88 with minor adaptations. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#spain_cno94_5 |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 15 January 2007 |
| NYK-83 (1990 census) | Nordic Standard Classification of Occupations 1983, as used on the Swedish census of 1985/1990 |
| Description: | NYK-83 is a standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the statistical offices of Norway, Sweden and Finland. A slightly adapted version of this scheme was used for the Swedish 1990 census. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index (range 1-989). There is a structure of major groups and minor groups which is obtained by a linear translation of the unit groups, but note that 1- and 2-digit unit groups exist and do not equate to corresponding major and minor group locations (ie NYK83 41= 'ministers of religion', but NYK83 minor group 41 = 'Agricultural, horticultural and livestock work'. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#nyk83fo8590 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/distribution.html#Sweden |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 (with information contributed by Erik Bihagen) |
| BTAP (1990) | Berufliche Tatigkeit/Activite Proferssionnelle (as used on the census of 1990) |
| Description: | BTAP is a name used to describe the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the Swiss statistical offices around the period of the 1990 census. |
| Structure: | 5-digit numerical index (range 10001-47101, athough values in range 51100 to 51106 are sometimes used to classify the non-employed by educational level, whilst 3- and 4-digit versions are used to indicate subgroups). There is a structure of 3 major groups (1-digit), 25 submajor groups (2-digit), and 85 minor groups (3-digit). These are obtained through hierarchical truncation (although the major group classification involves the additional recoding such that truncation units 3, 4 and 5 are merged to 3). Trailing zeros are used to incorporate subgroups as valid unit group locations, such that the subgroup unit is multiplied by 100 to obtain a 3-5 digit unit group (e.g., occupational unit group 22301 is located within major group 2, submajor group 22 and minor group 223; in the five digit version there are represented through the categories 200, 2200 and 22300 respectively). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#btap |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/distribution.html#Switzerland (French labels) http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/engpbers1.txt (English labels) |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 24 September 2006 (with additional information contributed by Max Bergman) |
| SOC-2010 | UK Standard Occupational Classification 2010 |
| Description: | SOC-2010 is the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the UK Office for National Statistics, and in most nationally coordinated UK occupational data collections, for the period 2010-. SOC-2010 represents an adaptation of its precursor scheme, SOC-2000. In many instances, the same codes apply to the same occupations in both schemes. Notable differences between SOC-2010 and SOC-2000 include a difference in the definition of 'managerial' roles with the consequence of a reallocation of many jobs with managerial titles away from major group 1; and the reclassification of a number of female dominated jobs from Major group 3 to Major group 2 (see ONS 2010: 4-7). |
| Structure: | 4-digit numerical index . Hierarchical structure incorporating 4-digit (369 different unit groups); 3-digit (90 'minor groups'); 2-digit (25 'sub-major groups') and 1-digit (9 'major groups') versions. In some datasets, trailing zeros are also used to indicate subgroup membership with a 4-digit code, e.g., occupation 5000 implies major group 5; 5200 implies sub-major group 52 (this is typically done when an occupation is ambiguous and only the higher level group can be ascertained). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc2010 |
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| Internet links: |
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/software/cascot ; http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/do_files/soc2010_labels.do (Stata format value labels) |
| References: | Office for National Statistics (2010) Standard Occupational Classificaton 2010: Volume 1. Structure and descriptions of unit groups. London/Basingstoke: Office for National Statistics / Palgrave MacMillan. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 16 August 2013 |
| SOC-2000 | UK Standard Occupational Classification 2000 |
| Description: | SOC-2000 is the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the UK Office for National Statistics, and in most nationally coordinated UK occupational data collections, for the period 2000-2009. |
| Structure: | 4-digit numerical index . Hierarchical structure incorporating 4-digit (353 different unit groups); 3-digit (81 'minor groups'); 2-digit (25 'sub-major groups') and 1-digit (9 'major groups') versions. Trailing zeros may also be used to indicate subgroup membership, e.g., occupation 5000 implies major group 5. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc2000 |
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http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/software/cascot ; http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/do_files/soc2000_labels.do (Stata format value labels) |
| References: | Office for National Statistics (2000) Standard Occupational Classificaton 2000: Volume 1. Structure and descriptions of unit groups. London: The Stationary Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 16 August 2013 |
| SOC-2000 Major groups | UK Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Major groups (1-digit) |
| Description: | SOC-2000 major groups are a subset of the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the UK ONS from 2000. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index, obtained from a hierarchical classification (trunction) of SOC-2000 unit groups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc2000_1 |
| Examples: | |
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| References: | Office for National Statistics (2000) Standard Occupational Classificaton 2000: Volume 1. Structure and descriptions of unit groups. London: The Stationary Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| SOC-2000 Sub-Major groups | UK Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Sub-Major groups (2-digit) |
| Description: | SOC-2000 sub-major groups are a subset of the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the UK ONS from 2000. |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index, obtained from a hierarchical classification (trunction) of SOC-2000 unit groups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc2000_2 |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | |
| References: | Office for National Statistics (2000) Standard Occupational Classificaton 2000: Volume 1. Structure and descriptions of unit groups. London: The Stationary Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| SOC-2000 Minor groups | UK Standard Occupational Classification 2000 Minor groups (3-digit) |
| Description: | SOC-2000 minor groups are a subset of the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the UK ONS from 2000. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index, obtained from a hierarchical classification (trunction) of SOC-2000 unit groups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc2000_3 |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | |
| References: | Office for National Statistics (2000) Standard Occupational Classificaton 2000: Volume 1. Structure and descriptions of unit groups. London: The Stationary Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| SOC(DLHE) | UK Standard Occupational Classification for the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Institutions - SOC(DHLE) |
| Description: | SOC(DHLE) is a 5-digit variant to UK SOC-2000, which includes additional differentiations between occupations which are relevant to the analysis of the graduate labour market. |
| Structure: | 5-digit numerical index, obtained by multiplying SOC-2000 by 10, then adding incremental single digits to denote additional differentiations within selected SOC-2000 unit groups. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc2000_dlhe |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | |
| References: | Davies, R., Elias, P., and Ellison, R. (2003) Standard Occupational Classificaton for the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education. London: Higher Education Statistics Agency. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 27 September 2006 |
| SOC-90 | UK Standard Occupational Classification 1990 |
| Description: | SOC-90 is the standardised occupational unit group scheme developed UK Office for Population Census and Surveys, and used in most nationally coordinated UK occupational data collections, for the period 1990-1999. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index . Hierarchical structure incorporating 3-digit (371 different 3-digit unit groups); 2-digit ('minor groups') and 1-digit (9 'major groups'). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc90 |
| Examples: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/survey/bhps/documentation/pdf_versions/volumes/bhpsvola.pdf (see 'Appendix 3, Coding Frames') http://www.dames.org.uk/GESDE_lite/GEODE/UK_soc90_codes/ (Stata and SPSS format value labels and definitions of major, sub-major and minor unit groups and skill levels) |
| References: | Office for Population Census and Surveys (1991) Standard Occupational Classificaton, Volume 1. Structure and definition of major, minor and unit groups. London: The Stationary Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 16 August 2013 |
| SOC-90 Major Groups | UK Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Major groups (1-digit) |
| Description: | Variant of SOC-90, information at 1-digit level only. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index . |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc90_1 |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/survey/bhps/documentation/pdf_versions/volumes/bhpsvola.pdf (see 'Appendix 3, Coding Frames') http://www.dames.org.uk/GESDE_lite/GEODE/UK_soc90_codes/ (Stata and SPSS format value labels and definitions of major, sub-major and minor unit groups and skill levels) |
| References: | Office for Population Census and Surveys (1991) Standard Occupational Classificaton, Volume 1. Structure and definition of major, minor and unit groups. London: The Stationary Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 12 October 2009 |
| SOC-90 Sub-Major Groups | UK Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Sub-Major groups |
| Description: | Variant of SOC-90 used in the 1991 Census SARs datasets |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index, linear but not hierarchical translation of SOC-90. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc90_1b |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/sars/1991/indiv/variables/OCCSUBMJ.html ; http://www.dames.org.uk/GESDE_lite/GEODE/UK_soc90_codes/ (Stata and SPSS format value labels and definitions of major, sub-major and minor unit groups and skill levels) |
| References: | Office for Population Census and Surveys (1991) Standard Occupational Classificaton, Volume 1. Structure and definition of major, minor and unit groups. London: The Stationary Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 September 2006 |
| SOC-90 Minor Groups | UK Standard Occupational Classification 1990 Minor groups (2-digit) |
| Description: | Variant of SOC-90, information at 1-digit level only. |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index, hierarchical translation of SO-90. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc90_2 |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/survey/bhps/documentation/pdf_versions/volumes/bhpsvola.pdf (see 'Appendix 3, Coding Frames') http://www.dames.org.uk/GESDE_lite/GEODE/UK_soc90_codes/ (Stata and SPSS format value labels and definitions of major, sub-major and minor unit groups and skill levels) |
| References: | Office for Population Census and Surveys (1991) Standard Occupational Classificaton, Volume 1. Structure and definition of major, minor and unit groups. London: The Stationary Office. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 12 October 2009 |
| SOC-90 SARs variant | UK Standard Occupational Classification 1990 (1991 SAR's variant) |
| Description: | Variant of SOC-90 as used in the 1991 census SARs microdata and ONS Longitudinal Study |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index, linear translation of SOC-90 unit groups (fewer categories) . |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#soc90_sars |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Britain91.html#Occupational_Classification |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 September 2006 |
| CO-80 | UK Classification of Occupations 1980 |
| Description: | The standarised occupational unit group advocated by the UK government between 1980 and 1990. |
| Structure: | 5-digit numerical index with hierarchical structure. A decimal is usually used to separate the last two digits. Note that several variants of the index (at a similar level of details) are also in common use. Many datasets record the CO-80 values as 'string' format (e.g. "001.01"), rather than as numeric (e.g. 1.01). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#co_80 |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Britain91.html#Occupational_Classification |
| References: | Office for Population Census and Surveys (1980) Classification of Occupations 1980. London: HMSO. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 September 2006 |
| OPCOD80 | UK Classification of Occupations 1980, Operational Codes (3-digit) |
| Description: | A variant of the CO-80 scheme, standarised occupational unit group used in UK official datasets. (OPCOD codes are more frequently employed on survey micro-data for this period than are the more detailed CO-80 codes). |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index, sequential structure, valid values range 1-348. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#opcod_80 |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Britain91.html#Occupational_Classification |
| References: | Office for Population Census and Surveys (1980) Classification of Occupations 1980. London: HMSO. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 September 2006 |
| CO-70 | UK Classification of Occupations 1970 |
| Description: | The standarised occupational unit group advocated by the UK government between 1970 and 1980. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index with sequential structure, valid values range 1-222. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#co_70 |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Britain71.html#Occupational_Classification |
| References: | Office for Population Census and Surveys (1970) Classification of Occupations 1970. London: HMSO. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 September 2006 |
| CO-60 | UK Classification of Occupations 1960 |
| Description: | The standarised occupational unit group advocated by the UK government between 1960 and 1970. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index with sequential structure, valid values range 1-321. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#co_60 |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Britain71.html#Occupational_Classification |
| References: | Office for Population Census and Surveys (1960) Classification of Occupations 1960. London: HMSO. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 22 September 2006 |
| FHS historical occupational classification (1) | Family History Study historical occupational classification (1771-1866) |
| Description: | The Family History Study research project generated data on occupational positions in Britain between 1771 and 1913. This scheme is a textual description applied to occupational locations between 1771 and 1866. |
| Structure: | Textual description of occupational positions. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#fhs1771_uk |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/BritainC19.html#1771-1866 |
| References: | Prandy, K. and Bottero, W. (1998) The use of marriage data to measure the social order in nineteenth-century Britain. Sociological Research Online 3, U43-U54 |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| FHS historical occupational classification (1) | Family History Study historical occupational classification (1867-1913) |
| Description: | The Family History Study research project generated data on occupational positions in Britain between 1771 and 1913. This scheme is a textual description applied to occupational locations between 1867 and 1913. |
| Structure: | Textual description of occupational positions. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#fhs1867_uk |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/BritainC19.html#1867-1913 |
| References: | Prandy, K. and Bottero, W. (1998) The use of marriage data to measure the social order in nineteenth-century Britain. Sociological Research Online 3, U43-U54 |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| SOC-90 | Standard Occupational Classification 1990 (United States) |
| Description: | SOC-90 is the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the US Bureaus of the Census. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index . Sequential structure: valid unit groups may alternatively be indexed with 1-, 2- or 3-digits. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#ussoc90 |
| Examples: | |
| Internet links: | http://usa.ipums.org/usa/volii/99occup.shtml |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| SOC-2000 | Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (United States) |
| Description: | SOC-2000 is the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the US Bureaus of the Census from 2000 onwards. |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index. Sequential structure: valid unit groups may alternatively be indexed with 1-, 2- or 3-digits. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#ussoc2000 |
| Examples: |
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| Internet links: | http://usa.ipums.org/usa/volii/00occup.shtml |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| ACS2000-2004 | US Occupational Classification 2000 (United States, version used in the American Community Survey, 2000-2004) |
| Description: | This scheme is a version of the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the US Bureaus of the Census from 2000 onwards. This version is the one used in the American Community Survey 2000-2004, as archived at IPUMS-USA |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index. Sequential structure: valid unit groups may alternatively be indexed with 1-, 2- or 3-digits. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#us_acs_2000a |
| Examples: |
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| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 20 September 2009 |
| ACS2005-2007 | US Occupational Classification 2000 (United States, version used in the American Community Survey, 2005-2007) |
| Description: | This scheme is a version of the standardised occupational unit group scheme used by the US Bureaus of the Census from 2000 onwards. This version is the one used in the American Community Survey 2005-2007, as archived at IPUMS-USA . The 2005-2007 version contains a little less detail than the 2000-2004 ACS version (www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#us_acs_2000a) by having a little less detail (due to some groups being aggregated). |
| Structure: | 3-digit numerical index. Sequential structure: valid unit groups may alternatively be indexed with 1-, 2- or 3-digits. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#us_acs_2000b |
| Examples: |
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| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 20 September 2009 |
Employment Status measures
In addition to OUG definitions, many occupational information resources also require further detail indicating other aspects of employment status or relations. Schemes relevant to the GEODE resource are listed below.
| ICSE-93 | International Classification of Status in Employment (1993) |
| Description: | ICSE is an employment status classification recommended by the International Labour Office for international statsitcal databases. Previous versions have been advocated prior to the current 1993 implementation. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. Six discrete valid values 1-6, but 0 is commonly used in addition to indicate unknown employment status. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#icse93 |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.oit.org/public/english/bureau/stat/class/icse.htm |
| References: | ILO (1993) Report of the conference. 15th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, Geneva, 18-28th Jan 1993. Geneva: International Labour Office. Elias, P. (2000) 'Status in Employment: A world survey of practices and problems' Bulletin of Labour Statistics 2000-1, xi-xix. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| stdempst | CAMSIS project Standardised Employment Status defintion (stdempst) |
| Description: | 'stdempst' is an abbreviation used to describe the standardised employment status categorisation developed during the construction of CAMSIS scales from contemporary survey data during the CAMSIS project. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. Valid values 0-6. Nested structure: some values represent subset of other categories (reflecting different levels of information held for different data sources). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#stdempst |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Employment%20status.htm |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| empstat | ESeC project Standardised Employment Status defintion (empstat) |
| Description: | This classification refers to a standardised employment status categorisation developed during the construction of the ESeC (European Socio-economic classification) social class classification project. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. Valid values 0-5. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#empstat |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/esec/ |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 4 June 2007 |
| emplrel | ESeC project employment relation defintion (emplrel) |
| Description: | This classification is a measure of employment relations used in allocating occupations to the ESeC (European Socio-economic classification) social class classification. Its coding is also used in the European Social Survey. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. Valid values 0-9. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#emplrel |
| Categories: |
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| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 4 June 2007 |
| jbspv | ESeC project Standardised supervisory status defintion (emplrel) |
| Description: | This classification is a measure of supervisory status which is used in allocating occupations to the ESeC (European Socio-economic classification) social class classification. Its coding is also used in the European Social Survey. As implemented in the ESS, it is the reponse to the question "Responsible for supervising other employees". |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. Valid values 0-2. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#jbspv |
| Categories: |
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| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 4 June 2007 |
| emplno | ESeC project - measure of number of employees if self-employed |
| Description: | This classification is a count of the number of employees a person has if they are self-employed. It is used in allocating occupations to the ESeC (European Socio-economic classification) social class classification. Its coding is also used in the European Social Survey. |
| Structure: | Numerical index. Valid values 0 upwards. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#emplno |
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| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 4 June 2007 |
| empnum | ESeC project - categorisation of number of employees if self-employed |
| Description: | This classification is a binary classification of the number of employees a person has if they are self-employed. It is used in allocating occupations to the ESeC (European Socio-economic classification) social class classification. Its coding is also used in the European Social Survey. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. Valid values 0-2. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#empnum |
| Categories: |
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| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 4 June 2007 |
| UK Employment Status 1990 | UK Employment Status (SOC 1990 standard) |
| Description: | Employment status classification widely used in UK survey data and official statistics since 1990. (Also widely used in British academic datasets from 1974 onwards (e.g.Goldthorpe and Hope 1974: 23). |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. 7 discrete values 1-7, though category 0 is often used in addition to indicate unknown employment status. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#ukempst |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Employment%20status.htm ; http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/ns_sec/steps_full_method.asp |
| References: | OPCS (1991) Standard Occupational Classification, Volume 3. London: HMSO. Goldthorpe, J.H. and Hope, K. (1974) The Social Grading of Occupatons: A New Approach and Scale. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| UK Employment Status 1970 | UK Employment Status (1970 standard) |
| Description: | Employment status classification widely used in UK survey data and official statistics around 1970-80. |
| Structure: | 2-digit textual index. Relational values featuring a binary distinction between self-employed and employees, which may subsequently be subdivided. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#ukempst70 |
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| References: | OPCS (1970) Classification of Occupations 1970. London: HMSO. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 September 2006 |
| ukoiu_emstat | Employment status (categorisation used for UK SOC-90 to ISCO-88COM translation) |
| Description: | This indicates a classification of employment status which is used in making the linkage from UK SOC-90 units to ISCO-88COM units, in an SPSS syntax file supplied from the CAMSIS webpages at http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/uksoc90toisco88v1.sps |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#ukoiu_emstat |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/uksoc90toisco88v1.sps |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 4 February 2007 |
| ukons_emstat5 | Employment status (categorisation used for UK SOC-2000 to NS-SEC derivation (reduced format) |
| Description: | This indicates a classification of employment status which is used in making the linkage from UK SOC-2000 units to the NS-SEC social classification |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#ukons_emstat5 |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/ns_sec/steps_reduced_method.asp |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 2 March 2007 |
| empst2 | CAMSIS project dichotomous Employment Status defintion (empst2) |
| Description: | 'empst2' is an abbreviation used to describe a simple employment status categorisation often used during the construction of CAMSIS scales from contemporary survey data during the CAMSIS project. |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. Valid values 0-2. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#empst2 |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Hungary96.html (illustrative application) |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 10 January 2007 |
| empst3 | CAMSIS project three category Employment Status defintion (empst3) |
| Description: | 'empst3' is an abbreviation used to describe a simple employment status categorisation often used during the construction of CAMSIS scales from contemporary survey data during the CAMSIS project (www.camsis.stir.ac.uk). |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. Valid values 0-3. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#empst3 |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/Data/Romania2002.html (illustrative application) |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 21 December 2008 |
| empstat2 | ISMF files, Employment Status defintion (empstat2) |
| Description: | 'empstat2' is an abbreviation used to describe a simple employment status categorisation often used during the work of the ISMF project (International Stratification and Mobility Files).This definition is subsequently used in some macros for translating ISCO-88 units to EGP class categories (see http://home.fsw.vu.nl/~ganzeboom/pisa/) |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. Valid values 0-2. Nested structure: some values represent subset of other categories. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#empstat2 |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://home.fsw.vu.nl/~ganzeboom/pisa/ (illustrative application) |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 14 January 2007 |
| supvis3 | ISMF files, Employment Status defintion (supvis3) |
| Description: | 'supvis3' is an abbreviation used to describe a simple categorisation of the number of people supervised in a job. It is derived to reflect the critical boundaries in a continuous measure of the number of people supervised which is used in Harry Ganzeboom's macros for translating ISCO-88 units to EGP class categories (see http://home.fsw.vu.nl/~ganzeboom/pisa/) |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index. Valid values 0-11. Mutually exclusive structure. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#supvis3 |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://home.fsw.vu.nl/~ganzeboom/pisa/ (illustrative application) |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 14 January 2007 |
| uksoc_soo | Size of Establishment (categorisation used for UK SOC-2000 to ISCO-88COM translation) |
| Description: | This indicates a threefold classification concerning information of the size of establishment that an individual works at (the number of other employees). This classification is used in making the linkage from UK SOC-2000 units to ISCO-88 units, in an SPSS syntax file supplied from the CAMSIS webpages at http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/uksoc2000toisco88v3.sps |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#uksoc_soo |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/uksoc2000toisco88v3.sps |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 30 January 2007 |
| uksoc_soe | Size of Establishment (categorisation used for UK SOC-90 to ISCO-88COM translation) |
| Description: | This indicates a fourfold classification concerning information of the size of establishment that an individual works at (the number of other employees). This classification is used in making the linkage from UK SOC-90 units to ISCO-88COM units, in an SPSS syntax file supplied from the CAMSIS webpages at http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/uksoc90toisco88v1.sps |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#uksoc_soe |
| Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/uksoc90toisco88v1.sps |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 4 February 2007 |
| oesch_es | Employment status (4 category scheme as used in Oesch 2006) |
| Description: | This indicates a fourfold classification concerning information on employment status and the number of employees if the employment status is self-employed. These four distinctions are employed by Oesch (2006, p222) in deriving his social class scheme. The numeric categorisations below are those used in a transcription code for creating that classification which is available through the GEODE portal. . |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#oesch_es |
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| References: | Oesch, D. (2006). Redrawing the Class Map: Stratification and Institutions in Britain, German, Sweden and Switzerland. Basingstoke: Palgrave. |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 15 November 2007 |
Industry classifications
Many occupational information resources concern classifications of the industry or activity involved in the work. Schemes relevant to the GEODE resource are listed below.
Some other selected sources of information on industry classifications include:
- Information page, University of Strathclyde: 'Industrial and economic activities classification schemes'
| cpc1_0 | United Nations Central Product Classification (CPC) Version 1.0 (categorisation used for the 'product' variable in the 'HISCO' scheme) |
| Description: | This indicates a classification based upon the nature of the product generated by the occupation being classified. |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index ranging from 01 to 99, with hierarchical structure (incorporating 1-digit version). The HISCO product variable only exploits codes 0 to 54. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#cpc1_0 |
| Example Categories: |
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| Internet links: | http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcst.asp?Cl=3 HISCO website section on 'product' at http://historyofwork.iisg.nl |
| References: | |
| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 October 2007 |
| cpc1_1 | United Nations Central Product Classification (CPC) Version 1.1 |
| Description: | This indicates a classification based upon the nature of the product generated by the occupation being classified. |
| Structure: | 2-digit numerical index ranging from 01to 99, with hierarchical structure (incorporating 1-digit version). |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#cpc1_1 |
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| Internet links: | http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/regcst.asp?Cl=16 http://www.lib.strath.ac.uk/busweb/guides/indclassguide.htm#5 |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 13 October 2007 |
| sic80c | Industry classification by construction sector (categorisation used for UK SOC-90 to ISCO-88COM translation) |
| Description: | This indicates a classification of the industry of employment, focussing strictly on whether or not the industry is part of construction industries. . This classification is used in making the linkage from UK SOC-90 units to ISCO-88COM units, in an SPSS syntax file supplied from the CAMSIS webpages at http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/uksoc90toisco88v1.sps |
| Structure: | 1-digit numerical index. |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#sic80c |
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| Internet links: | http://www.camsis.stir.ac.uk/occunits/uksoc90toisco88v1.sps |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 4 February 2007 |
| uk_sic92 | UK Standard Industrial Classification 1992 numeric version |
| Description: | This is a detailed classification of industrial units used in the UK. It has been typically used on UK datasets from the period 1992 to 2003. It is designed to correspond closely with the Internationally standardised NACE classification (it is in fact equivalent to NACE in the first 4 digits, but may have an additional 5th digit detail). The ONS website carries extended descriptions of the SIC92 component categories. |
| Structure: | 5-digit numerical index incorporting decimals and slash signs. SIC92 has a complex hierarchical structure encompassing 17 sections, 16 subsections, 60 divisions, 222 groups, 503 classes and 253 subclasses (from the ONS website). 2-digit division codes comprise the first 2-digits of the numeric coding. A decimal point is employed after the division codes. The next two digits indicate the class within the division. A final digit, separated by a slash /, indicates a subclass within the class and division categories. Distinctions by sections and subsections comprise subgroups of the divisions classification and are not incorporated in the numeric codes (see uk_sic92_s) |
| GEODE URI: | http://www.geode.stir.ac.uk/ougs.html#uk_sic92 |
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| Internet links: | http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/sic/contents.asp http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/sic/default.asp |
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| Author of this note: | Paul Lambert, 28 October 2008 |
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| Description: | This is a classification of industrial units used in the UK. It has been typically used on UK datasets from the period 1992 to 2003. |
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| Structure: | 1 or 2 digit alphabetical lettering. All industrial locations may be coded into one of 17 sections, comprising subgroups of SIC92 'divisions'. Subsections define distinctions within two of the 17 sections (sections C and D) Compatibility with the section categories of the previous 1980 UK industrial classifications is documented on the ONS website http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/sic/default.asp . |
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Introduction to Occupational Unit Group schemes
The consistent analysis of occupational information hinges upon the definition and documentation of 'occupational unit group' (OUG) schemes. These schemes are categorical definitions of occupational locations and titles, in which each location is usually indexed through a numerical value. Most people have probably seen a few different OUG schemes at some stage; they are usually recognisable as a dictionary format definition of different occupational titles.
Broadly three types of occupational unit groups are identified in the GEODE project, namely classifications/taxonomies of:
- Occupational titles (the most common resource stored at GEODE)
- Employment status categories (typically distinguishing a handful of different status positions, and often analysed in combination with occupational titles)
- Industrial classifications
More discussion of the documentation of occupational information resources and the critical role of occupational unit group schemes can be found in several of the GEODE project publciations, in particular the 2007 article 'Data curation standards and social science occupational information resouces' within the International Journal of Digital Curation.
Occupational Unit Group schemes are critical to the analysis of occupational information for two reasons:
- A reliable way to record and preserve accurate details on occupatational locations is to translate it to an appropriate OUG scheme and store the OUG data (in a typical example, the processing of a survey data question on occupational titles would involve coding textual descriptions of occupational activities into numerical OUG values by using a coding software tool such as the UK based CASCOT software).
- The most reliable way to link micro-social data on occupational locations, to aggregate occupational information, is to use an externally defined 'file linkage' or 'translation key' which connects OUG locations with substantively meaningful occupational information. In fact, most of the GEODE project resources are of exactly this nature: information resources which connect OUG positions with relevant aggregate occupational information about those resources, such as data on which social class categorisation a particular OUG should be located in, or, say, the proportion of women to men found in the relevant OUG.
Some useful things to know about occupational unit group schemes are that:
- There are lots and lots of different OUG schemes. Most countries have their own OUG system, which is typically updated every ten years or so. There are also severally cross-nationally comparable OUG schemes.
- Most OUG schemes index a large volume of different occupational locations. Typically most national schemes might index about 300-600 different occupational titles. Specialists in occupational information are often interested in even more differentiated OUG schemes which might list several thousand different occupations.
- Most OUG scheme use numerical indexing systems which have some level of hierarchical or sequential organisation within them. For example:
- the UK SOC 2000 OUG scheme uses a 4-digit numerical index system which is hierarchically organised: valid values range from 1111 to 9259; all occupational locations begining with 1 (namely, 1111 to 1239) also belong to 'Major Group 1', a group known as 'Managers and Senior Officials'; all occupational locations begining with 9 (namely, 9111 to 9259) belong to 'Major Group 9', a group known as 'Elementary Occupations'; all occuptional locations begining with 22 (namely, 2211 to 2216) belong to 'Submajor group 22'; etc.
- the US SOC 2000 OUG scheme uses a 3-digit numerical index system which is sequentially organised: valid value range from 1 to 983; all occupations in the range 1-43 belong to 'subgroup 1: Managment occupations; all occupations in the range 470-496 belong to 'subgroup 17: Sales occupations'; etc.
- Some OUG schemes use indexing systems which pose problems to basic computer programmes for data analysis. For instance, some OUG schemes record data in text ('string') classifications rather than numerical indexes. Other OUG schemes are partially hierarchically organised, but subject to some inconsistencies in the operation of that hierarchy.
- There are numerous published resources which connect OUG locations with other social science information. The GEODE project is concerned with improving the provision of the linkage to those resources. Some other internet links to such resources are provided on a section of the GEODE homepage.
Thus, the specification of data in terms of OUG schemes is critical to the organisation of the GEODE project resources. Because there are so many different OUG schemes available to social scientists, a key problem involves navigating between different OUG schemes, and recognising when certain data is coded to an appropriate scheme.
The mechanics of the GEODE provision involve using metadata systems to enable connections to be made between micro-social and aggregate occupational information resources. Critically, the metadata for each data resource must state which OUG scheme or schemes the data is relevant to. In order to make that statement, it is helpful in turn to have a resource listing all recognised OUG schemes. This page, which is partially designed for internal usage within the GEODE project, serves that purpose. On this page, we list the series of OUG schemes for which GEODE data resources have hitherto been connected. The listing includes some descriptive data about each scheme, and a unique 'uri' location which identifies, for the purposes of our metadata, the specific name of the OUG. (This page lists all OUG schemes which 'curated' GEODE resources cover. There may be uncurated GEODE resouces within the GEODE portal covering certain OUG schemes which are not yet listed on this page).
User notes:
- All materials on this page are authored by members of the GEODE research team.
- The records are ordered by the type of OUG (occupational title; employment status; industry) then herien alphabetically by country.
- The most important information, for the purposes of the GEODE project, is the 'GEODE URI' record. Other aspects of each record are filled in optionally. Some have considerable detail, others are much briefer records.
- Many OUG schemes may appear to contribute more than one record. This is usually because we wish to differentiate between alternative OUGs, which arise from the same structural definition, according to the different levels of occupational detail that they refer to. For example, the 'ISCO-88' scheme is recorded at the 4-digit level, but for our purposes, a separate OUG scheme, 'ISCO-88 (1-digit)' defines ISCO data which is only recorded at the single numerical digit of detail.
