Dataset

This data download gives a spreadsheet gives the occupation classification described in R.J. Bennett, H. Smith, C. van Lieshout and G. Newton, ‘Business sectors, occupations and aggregations of census data, 1851–1911’ (2017), Working Paper 5, ESRC project ES/M0010953L, ‘Drivers of entrepreneurship and small businesses’, https://doi.org/10. 17863/CAM.9874. See working paper for definitions and discussion of the classifications for PST (2017 version) and SIC (2007 version).

Excel spreadsheet giving the occupation classification described in R.J. Bennett, H. Smith, C. van Lieshout and G. Newton, ‘Business sectors, occupations and aggregations of census data, 1851–1911’ (2017), Working Paper 5, ESRC project ES/M0010953L, ‘Drivers of entrepreneurship and small businesses’, https://doi.org/10. 17863/CAM.9874. See working paper for definitions and discussion of the classifications for PST (2017 version) and SIC (2007 version). The variables included are as follows: Occode – the I-CeM occupation coding number Occupation Category – the title of each I-CeM occode 1881EW – the code for the 1881 Census Report occupation classification OccCat – the title of each 1881EW code 51EA – the code for the 51EA classification 51cat – the title of each 51EA code 17EA – the code for the 17EA classification 17cat – the title of each 17EA code PST1 – level 1 of the PST classification PST2 – level 2 of the PST classification PSTsector – the title of each PST level 1 code PSTgroup – the title of each PST level 2 code SIC2007 – the SIC2007 codes SICcat – the title of each SIC code