Census 2001: Output Classifications

Part 4 - Data Classifications

Occupation

OCCPUK

      England/Wales & Northern Ireland

    Scotland

This variable records the occupation of the person, coded to the new Standard Occupational Classification (SOC2000). The 2001 Census uses the full classification down to unit group level - the lowest of the four levels in the classification.

Applicability: All people aged 16 to 74 years working in the week before Census and all people aged 16 to 64 years who were not working in the week before Census but who last worked in 1996 or later, England , Wales and Scotland.
All people aged 16 to 74 years who have ever worked, Northern Ireland

The different levels in this classification are:

1 digit code (e.g. 1) - Major Group Level, 9 categories
2 digit code (e.g. 11) - Sub-Major Group Level, 25 categories
3 digit code (e.g. 111) - Minor Group Level, 81 categories
4 digit code (e.g. 1111) - Unit Group Level, 353 categories

The most detail used in standard output is the Sub-Major Group level.

The Sub-Major, Minor Group and Unit Group structure can be viewed by Clicking Here