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As a result of a review conducted by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the two previous government social classifications (Social Class based on Occupation and Socio-economic Groups) were replaced in 2001 by a new classification: the National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (NS-SEC). This book arises from original research, including primary data collection, undertaken by ESRC for ONS. This book introduces researchers to all aspects of the new classification.
The NS-SEC: Overview and conclusions
The NS-SEC: Overview and conclusions
We designed this book to be an introduction to the NS-SEC complete with chapters illustrating both its adequacy as a measure of employment relations and conditions and its usefulness as a research tool. Not surprisingly, along the way the studies reported here have raised a number of issues. In this final chapter of the book we aim both to identify and draw together the pertinent points for future use of the classification and to ...
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