Ward-level social class statistics from the 1991 Census.

Table ID:

SOC_1991_GB_WARD     (1253096)

Contents:

Ward-level social class statistics from the 1991 Census.

Approx. number of rows:

10,764

Table type:

Raw Data

Documentation Author:

Humphrey Southall

Chronology:

The data are for the single year 1991.

Sources:

1. These data are from 1991 Census of Population Table S91, "Social class and economic position (10% sample)", and were downloaded from the NOMIS online system on March 1st 2017.

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Notes:

1. The data set held here includes all class categories in the NOMIS table, but that also provides a cross-tabulation by whether in work or unemployed.
2. The table also includes IDs for the local authorities containing the ward, but THIS INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY PROBLEMATIC FOR SCOTLAND.

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Checking:

1. Data are as downloaded; no further checking.

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Indices:

Index	Type	Column(s) indexed
soc_1991_gb_ward_pkey	Primary key	geogcode

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Constraints:

The table has the following associated constraints:

Constraint	Type	Details
soc_1991_gb_ward_pkey	Primary Key	See details above for primary key index

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Columns within table:

Column	Type	Contents
geogcode	Text string (max.len.=14).	These are six-character alphanumeric codes defined by ONS, and identify "Frozen" 1991 Wards. The documentation supplied by NOMIS says: "Wards are defined by the Local Government Commissions, and reviews take place on a rolling basis. ONS uses the wards in place at the time of the Census of Population as building blocks for other geographies. Currently, these are 1991 wards. These frozen wards allow the ONS to produce time series on a fixed geographic base. The UK has 11,330 frozen 1991 wards. Ward population counts can vary substantially, even within a single local authority, but the national average is about 5500. More populous electoral wards tend to occur in large urban areas."
lad_geogcode	Text string (max.len.=14).	ONS ID for the local government district containing the ward.
ward_name	Text string (max.len.=56).	Name of ward, as supplied by NOMIS.
district_name	Text string (max.len.=64).	Name of local government district containing the ward, looked up from the 1991 ward polygons table.
m_active	Integer number.	Economically active: total: Males.
m_class_1	Integer number.	Economically active: I professional etc. occupations: Males.
m_class_2	Integer number.	Economically active: II managerial and technical: Males.
m_class_3_non	Integer number.	Economically active: III (N) skilled occupations - non-manual: Males.
m_class_3_man	Integer number.	Economically active: III (M) skilled occupations - manual: Males.
m_class_4	Integer number.	Economically active: IV partly skilled occupations: Males.
m_class_5	Integer number.	Economically active: V unskilled occupations: Males.
m_armed_forces	Integer number.	Economically active: armed forces: Males.
m_gov_scheme	Integer number.	Economically active: on a Government scheme: Males.
m_not_stated	Integer number.	Economically active: occupation inadequately described or not stated: Males.
f_active	Integer number.	Economically active: total: Females.
f_class_1	Integer number.	Economically active: I professional etc. occupations: Females.
f_class_2	Integer number.	Economically active: II managerial and technical: Females.
f_class_3_non	Integer number.	Economically active: III (N) skilled occupations - non-manual: Females.
f_class_3_man	Integer number.	Economically active: III (M) skilled occupations - manual: Females.
f_class_4	Integer number.	Economically active: IV partly skilled occupations: Females.
f_class_5	Integer number.	Economically active: V unskilled occupations: Females.
f_armed_forces	Integer number.	Economically active: armed forces: Females.
f_giv_scheme	Integer number.	Economically active: on a Government scheme: Females.
f_not_stated	Integer number.	Economically active: occupation inadequately described or not stated: Females.
rec_num	Integer number.	Sequence number keeping rows in order loaded.