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.

Examining Mortality Rates by the NS-SEC Using Death Registration Data and the 1991 Census

JustineFitzpatrick

Background to Health Inequalities

Measuring and monitoring socio-economic differentials in mortality has been a key part of the work of the office responsible for the registration of deaths since the establishment of the General Register Office (GRO) in 1837. The GRO has since been subsumed within the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and it is ONS that now carries ...

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