Publication and Contact Details

Standard Occupational Classification 2000

The Standard Occupational Classification 2000 (SOC 2000) was published in June 2000.

Volume 1 Structure and descriptions of unit groups
Price £41
ISBN 0 11 621388 4
Volume 2 The coding index                                   
Price £41
ISBN 0 11 621 389 2

 

The ESRC Review of Government Social Classifications

In 1998, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) jointly published The ESRC Review of Government Social Classifications. This describes the development of the new socio-economic classification - the Interim version of the NS-SEC.

Download and more details ESRC

 

The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC): Origins Development Use (ODU)

Professor David Rose has now completed the story of NS-SEC with this publication (July 2005)

Download and more details ODU

 

The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification: User Manual

(first available as a publication July 2005)

Price £50
ISBN 1 4039 9647 4
To order USER MANUAL

 

 Contact details

For more information on SOC 2000 and the NS-SEC, please contact ONS Classification and Harmonisation Unit

Mail Classification and Harmonisation Unit
Office for National Statistics
Segensworth Road
Titchfield
Fareham
Hampshire
PO15 5RR
Email

occupation.information@ons.gsi,gov.uk

Telephone

+44 (0)1329 444388