Applicability: Person
Type: Derived variable
Overview
The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) variable has four classifications that can be used when analysing Census 2021 data.
When data are sorted, we group categories about the same topic together into a variable. A group of categories is called a “classification.” There can be more than one classification about the same topic and each one is different. You should choose the one that is the most suitable for your research and analysis.
National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) classification
Mnemonic: ns_sec
Total number of categories: 17
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | L1: Employers in large establishments |
| 2 | L2: Higher managerial and administrative occupations |
| 3 | L3: Higher professional occupations |
| 4 | L4: Lower professional and higher technical occupations |
| 5 | L5: Lower managerial and administrative occupations |
| 6 | L6: Higher supervisory occupations |
| 7 | L7: Intermediate occupations |
| 8 | L8: Employers in small establishments |
| 9 | L9: Own account workers |
| 10 | L10: Lower supervisory occupations |
| 11 | L11: Lower technical occupations |
| 12 | L12: Semi-routine occupations |
| 13 | L13: Routine occupations |
| 14 | L14.1: Never worked |
| 15 | L14.2: Long-term unemployed |
| 16 | L15: Full-time students |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) classification 16a
Mnemonic: ns_sec_16a
Total number of categories: 16
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | L1: Employers in large establishments |
| 2 | L2: Higher managerial and administrative occupations |
| 3 | L3: Higher professional occupations |
| 4 | L4: Lower professional and higher technical occupations |
| 5 | L5: Lower managerial and administrative occupations |
| 6 | L6: Higher supervisory occupations |
| 7 | L7: Intermediate occupations |
| 8 | L8: Employers in small establishments |
| 9 | L9: Own account workers |
| 10 | L10: Lower supervisory occupations |
| 11 | L11: Lower technical occupations |
| 12 | L12: Semi-routine occupations |
| 13 | L13: Routine occupations |
| 14 | L14.1 and L14.2: Never worked and long-term unemployed |
| 15 | L15: Full-time students |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) classification 12a
Mnemonic: ns_sec_12a
Total number of categories: 12
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | L1 and L2: Large employers and higher managerial and administrative occupations |
| 2 | L3: Higher professional occupations |
| 3 | L4, L5 and L6: Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations |
| 4 | L7: Intermediate occupations |
| 5 | L8 and L9: Small employers and own account workers |
| 6 | L10 and L11: Lower supervisory and technical occupations |
| 7 | L12: Semi-routine occupations |
| 8 | L13: Routine occupations |
| 9 | L14.1: Never worked |
| 10 | L14.2: Long-term unemployed |
| 11 | L15: Full-time students |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.
National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) classification 10a
Mnemonic: ns_sec_10a
Total number of categories: 10
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | L1, L2 and L3: Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations |
| 2 | L4, L5 and L6: Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations |
| 3 | L7: Intermediate occupations |
| 4 | L8 and L9: Small employers and own account workers |
| 5 | L10 and L11: Lower supervisory and technical occupations |
| 6 | L12: Semi-routine occupations |
| 7 | L13: Routine occupations |
| 8 | L14.1 and L14.2: Never worked and long-term unemployed |
| 9 | L15: Full-time students |
| -8 | Does not apply* |
*Students and schoolchildren living away during term-time, and children aged 15 years and under.