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jlnssec8_dv

Last job: Eight Class NS-SEC

Last job: Eight categories version of the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

See JLNSSEC3_DV JLNSSEC5_DV

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indresp

Index term

Derived Variables

Derived variable note:

Last job: Eight categories version of the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

See JLNSSEC3_DV JLNSSEC5_DV

Derived variable note:

Uses JLNSSEC_DV/

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	29	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	32504	98.95%
proxy	-7	74	0.23%
Large employers & higher management	1	4	0.01%
Higher professional	2	10	0.03%
Lower management & professional	3	59	0.18%
Intermediate	4	35	0.11%
Small employers & own account	5	22	0.07%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	20	0.06%
Semi-routine	7	57	0.17%
Routine	8	35	0.11%
	Total	32849	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	215	0.61%
inapplicable	-8	32251	90.92%
proxy	-7	134	0.38%
Large employers & higher management	1	144	0.41%
Higher professional	2	180	0.51%
Lower management & professional	3	783	2.21%
Intermediate	4	450	1.27%
Small employers & own account	5	214	0.6%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	169	0.48%
Semi-routine	7	541	1.53%
Routine	8	390	1.1%
	Total	35471	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	27816	99.35%
proxy	-7	104	0.37%
Large employers & higher management	1	1	0.0%
Higher professional	2	4	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	11	0.04%
Intermediate	4	9	0.03%
Small employers & own account	5	3	0.01%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	8	0.03%
Semi-routine	7	17	0.06%
Routine	8	17	0.06%
	Total	27998	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	28995	99.06%
proxy	-7	198	0.68%
Higher professional	2	6	0.02%
Lower management & professional	3	17	0.06%
Intermediate	4	4	0.01%
Small employers & own account	5	7	0.02%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	1	0.0%
Semi-routine	7	11	0.04%
Routine	8	18	0.06%
	Total	29271	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	16	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	31453	98.27%
proxy	-7	464	1.45%
Large employers & higher management	1	1	0.0%
Higher professional	2	2	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	12	0.04%
Intermediate	4	10	0.03%
Small employers & own account	5	5	0.02%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	9	0.03%
Semi-routine	7	19	0.06%
Routine	8	17	0.05%
	Total	32008	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	19	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	33403	97.33%
proxy	-7	804	2.34%
Large employers & higher management	1	2	0.01%
Higher professional	2	3	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	17	0.05%
Intermediate	4	12	0.03%
Small employers & own account	5	8	0.02%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	6	0.02%
Semi-routine	7	20	0.06%
Routine	8	25	0.07%
	Total	34319	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	20	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	34824	96.58%
proxy	-7	1096	3.04%
Large employers & higher management	1	5	0.01%
Higher professional	2	1	0.0%
Lower management & professional	3	26	0.07%
Intermediate	4	20	0.06%
Small employers & own account	5	5	0.01%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	9	0.02%
Semi-routine	7	26	0.07%
Routine	8	26	0.07%
	Total	36058	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	37	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	37422	95.24%
proxy	-7	1683	4.28%
Large employers & higher management	1	2	0.01%
Higher professional	2	7	0.02%
Lower management & professional	3	27	0.07%
Intermediate	4	19	0.05%
Small employers & own account	5	11	0.03%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	13	0.03%
Semi-routine	7	28	0.07%
Routine	8	45	0.11%
	Total	39294	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	28	0.07%
inapplicable	-8	39099	92.72%
proxy	-7	2832	6.72%
Large employers & higher management	1	4	0.01%
Higher professional	2	5	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	37	0.09%
Intermediate	4	21	0.05%
Small employers & own account	5	25	0.06%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	9	0.02%
Semi-routine	7	56	0.13%
Routine	8	54	0.13%
	Total	42170	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	132	0.29%
inapplicable	-8	40647	89.94%
proxy	-7	3324	7.36%
Large employers & higher management	1	20	0.04%
Higher professional	2	41	0.09%
Lower management & professional	3	199	0.44%
Intermediate	4	150	0.33%
Small employers & own account	5	80	0.18%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	68	0.15%
Semi-routine	7	285	0.63%
Routine	8	246	0.54%
	Total	45192	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	3	0.01%
inapplicable	-8	40786	90.97%
proxy	-7	3858	8.6%
Large employers & higher management	1	2	0.0%
Higher professional	2	7	0.02%
Lower management & professional	3	34	0.08%
Intermediate	4	21	0.05%
Small employers & own account	5	16	0.04%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	20	0.04%
Semi-routine	7	38	0.08%
Routine	8	52	0.12%
	Total	44837	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	14	0.03%
inapplicable	-8	42813	90.95%
proxy	-7	3935	8.36%
Large employers & higher management	1	7	0.01%
Higher professional	2	12	0.03%
Lower management & professional	3	37	0.08%
Intermediate	4	39	0.08%
Small employers & own account	5	13	0.03%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	38	0.08%
Semi-routine	7	100	0.21%
Routine	8	66	0.14%
	Total	47074	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	9	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	45454	91.47%
proxy	-7	3830	7.71%
Large employers & higher management	1	7	0.01%
Higher professional	2	10	0.02%
Lower management & professional	3	61	0.12%
Intermediate	4	36	0.07%
Small employers & own account	5	23	0.05%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	29	0.06%
Semi-routine	7	120	0.24%
Routine	8	113	0.23%
	Total	49692	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	12	0.02%
inapplicable	-8	49925	91.49%
proxy	-7	3880	7.11%
Large employers & higher management	1	22	0.04%
Higher professional	2	27	0.05%
Lower management & professional	3	119	0.22%
Intermediate	4	98	0.18%
Small employers & own account	5	52	0.1%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	78	0.14%
Semi-routine	7	176	0.32%
Routine	8	179	0.33%
	Total	54568	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	121	0.24%
inapplicable	-8	31624	62.02%
proxy	-7	3262	6.4%
Large employers & higher management	1	481	0.94%
Higher professional	2	633	1.24%
Lower management & professional	3	3049	5.98%
Intermediate	4	2230	4.37%
Small employers & own account	5	1130	2.22%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	1415	2.77%
Semi-routine	7	3870	7.59%
Routine	8	3179	6.23%
	Total	50994	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.09%
inapplicable	-8	14130	98.0%
proxy	-7	231	1.6%
refusal	-2	1	0.01%
Higher professional	2	2	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	9	0.06%
Intermediate	4	4	0.03%
Small employers & own account	5	2	0.01%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	2	0.01%
Semi-routine	7	15	0.1%
Routine	8	10	0.07%
	Total	14419	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	8	0.05%
inapplicable	-8	14544	97.79%
proxy	-7	265	1.78%
Large employers & higher management	1	1	0.01%
Higher professional	2	3	0.02%
Lower management & professional	3	1	0.01%
Intermediate	4	7	0.05%
Small employers & own account	5	1	0.01%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	7	0.05%
Semi-routine	7	23	0.15%
Routine	8	13	0.09%
	Total	14873	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	46	0.3%
inapplicable	-8	14975	97.29%
proxy	-7	300	1.95%
Large employers & higher management	1	1	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	6	0.04%
Intermediate	4	8	0.05%
Small employers & own account	5	2	0.01%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	9	0.06%
Semi-routine	7	29	0.19%
Routine	8	16	0.1%
	Total	15392	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14580	93.36%
proxy	-7	982	6.29%
Higher professional	2	1	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	5	0.03%
Intermediate	4	3	0.02%
Small employers & own account	5	4	0.03%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	5	0.03%
Semi-routine	7	19	0.12%
Routine	8	18	0.12%
	Total	15617	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	14766	93.51%
proxy	-7	1014	6.42%
Higher professional	2	1	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	3	0.02%
Small employers & own account	5	2	0.01%
Semi-routine	7	2	0.01%
Routine	8	3	0.02%
	Total	15791	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
inapplicable	-8	15288	94.15%
proxy	-7	891	5.49%
Higher professional	2	2	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	7	0.04%
Intermediate	4	10	0.06%
Small employers & own account	5	4	0.02%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	4	0.02%
Semi-routine	7	15	0.09%
Routine	8	17	0.1%
	Total	16238	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	15605	94.02%
proxy	-7	889	5.36%
Higher professional	2	1	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	9	0.05%
Intermediate	4	10	0.06%
Small employers & own account	5	2	0.01%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	9	0.05%
Semi-routine	7	22	0.13%
Routine	8	26	0.16%
	Total	16597	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	22	0.12%
inapplicable	-8	16854	89.33%
proxy	-7	801	4.25%
Large employers & higher management	1	11	0.06%
Higher professional	2	25	0.13%
Lower management & professional	3	162	0.86%
Intermediate	4	141	0.75%
Small employers & own account	5	80	0.42%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	115	0.61%
Semi-routine	7	282	1.49%
Routine	8	374	1.98%
	Total	18867	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	55	0.35%
inapplicable	-8	14843	95.13%
proxy	-7	522	3.35%
Large employers & higher management	1	5	0.03%
Higher professional	2	10	0.06%
Lower management & professional	3	25	0.16%
Intermediate	4	31	0.2%
Small employers & own account	5	6	0.04%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	32	0.21%
Semi-routine	7	56	0.36%
Routine	8	18	0.12%
	Total	15603	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	32	0.2%
inapplicable	-8	13472	86.23%
proxy	-7	435	2.78%
Large employers & higher management	1	35	0.22%
Higher professional	2	33	0.21%
Lower management & professional	3	264	1.69%
Intermediate	4	209	1.34%
Small employers & own account	5	78	0.5%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	207	1.32%
Semi-routine	7	376	2.41%
Routine	8	482	3.09%
	Total	15623	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	4	0.04%
inapplicable	-8	10497	96.25%
proxy	-7	358	3.28%
Higher professional	2	2	0.02%
Lower management & professional	3	6	0.06%
Intermediate	4	4	0.04%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	7	0.06%
Semi-routine	7	18	0.17%
Routine	8	10	0.09%
	Total	10906	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	23	0.21%
inapplicable	-8	9999	89.33%
proxy	-7	365	3.26%
Large employers & higher management	1	6	0.05%
Higher professional	2	6	0.05%
Lower management & professional	3	91	0.81%
Intermediate	4	69	0.62%
Small employers & own account	5	59	0.53%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	114	1.02%
Semi-routine	7	203	1.81%
Routine	8	258	2.31%
	Total	11193	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	17	0.18%
inapplicable	-8	9075	96.15%
proxy	-7	301	3.19%
Higher professional	2	1	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	5	0.05%
Intermediate	4	5	0.05%
Small employers & own account	5	4	0.04%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	4	0.04%
Semi-routine	7	15	0.16%
Routine	8	11	0.12%
	Total	9438	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	24	0.26%
inapplicable	-8	8769	94.81%
proxy	-7	422	4.56%
Higher professional	2	2	0.02%
Lower management & professional	3	5	0.05%
Intermediate	4	3	0.03%
Small employers & own account	5	2	0.02%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	4	0.04%
Semi-routine	7	12	0.13%
Routine	8	6	0.06%
	Total	9249	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	13	0.14%
inapplicable	-8	8985	94.77%
proxy	-7	421	4.44%
Higher professional	2	2	0.02%
Lower management & professional	3	5	0.05%
Intermediate	4	9	0.09%
Small employers & own account	5	4	0.04%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	7	0.07%
Semi-routine	7	20	0.21%
Routine	8	15	0.16%
	Total	9481	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	6	0.06%
inapplicable	-8	8942	93.15%
proxy	-7	576	6.0%
Higher professional	2	2	0.02%
Lower management & professional	3	12	0.12%
Intermediate	4	10	0.1%
Small employers & own account	5	5	0.05%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	12	0.12%
Semi-routine	7	16	0.17%
Routine	8	19	0.2%
	Total	9600	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	189	1.92%
inapplicable	-8	9146	92.9%
proxy	-7	386	3.92%
Large employers & higher management	1	1	0.01%
Higher professional	2	1	0.01%
Lower management & professional	3	17	0.17%
Intermediate	4	16	0.16%
Small employers & own account	5	9	0.09%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	9	0.09%
Semi-routine	7	32	0.33%
Routine	8	39	0.4%
	Total	9845	100.0%

Value label	Value	Absolute frequency	Relative frequency
missing	-9	62	0.6%
inapplicable	-8	6985	68.05%
proxy	-7	352	3.43%
Large employers & higher management	1	57	0.56%
Higher professional	2	50	0.49%
Lower management & professional	3	463	4.51%
Intermediate	4	454	4.42%
Small employers & own account	5	162	1.58%
Lower supervisory & technical	6	346	3.37%
Semi-routine	7	638	6.22%
Routine	8	695	6.77%
	Total	10264	100.0%

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