Description
OCCGB describes occupational code as derived from string only. Coders saw no other information about the individual while classifying occupations. The code used for classifying occupations is devised by the General Register Office for use with the British censuses.
Further information is available in Matthew Woollard. (1999) The classification of occupations in the census of England and Wales. (Colchester: Historical Censuses and Social Surveys Occasional Paper No. 1) and Matthew Woollard, "The Classification of Occupations in the 1881 British Census," History and Computing, 10: (1999) pp. 17-36.
Comparability
This variable is only available in Great Britain. The variable OCCHISCO that codes occupational information into a modified version of the HISCO coding scheme is not available for Great Britain at the present moment. It will be available in future releases. Users interested in specific occupation strings should look at the OCCSTRNG variable.
Universe
- Great Britain 1851: All persons
- Great Britain 1881: All persons
- Great Britain 1881: All persons
Codes and Frequencies
Availability
- Great Britain: 1851, 1881, 1881
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