A researcher's guide to the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification / edited by David Rose and David J. Pevalin.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2003.Description: xx, 276 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780761973225 (hbk.) :
- 0761973222
- 305.5072041 ROS
- HT601
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I.Introduction to the national statistics socio-economic classification -- 1.The NS-SEC described. David Rose and David J. Prevalin -- 2.The NS-SEC explained. David Rose and David J. Pevalin -- Part II.The NS-SEC as a measure of employment relations and conditions. Abigail McKnight and Peter Elias -- 4.Employment relations, employment conditions and the NS-SEC.Colin Mills and Geoffrey Evans -- 5.Criterion validity and occupational classification: the seven economic relations measures and the NS-SEC. Anthony M. Coxon and Kimberly Fisher -- 6.An initial exploration of the employment conditions of full-time and part-time workers using the NS-SEC. Kimberly Fisher -- Part III.Construct validation -- 7.Earning, unemployment and the NS-SEC. Peter Elias and Abigail McKnight -- 8.Examining mortality rates by the NS-SEC using death registration data and the 1991 census. Justine Fitzpatrick -- 9.Social class and the incidence of low-weight births. David J. Pevalin -- 10.Gender, health and occupational classifications in working and later life. Helen Cooper and Sara Arber -- 11.Old and new social class measures: a comparison. Anthony Heath, Jean Martin and Roeland Beerten -- Part IV.Further reflections on the NS-SEC -- 12.The problem of lower sales, service and clearical occupations. David Rose and David J. Pevalin -- 13.The NS-SEC: overview and conclusions. David Rose and David J. Pevalin.
Required reading for all users of government social classifications this volume evaluates how well the new system of socio-economic classification works in describing and explaining the relationships between social classes and key health and employment variables.