soc2nssec derives seven-level NSSEC (The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification) analytic class from Standard Occupational Classifications: SOC90, SOC2000, and SOC2010.
Using the simplified method, soc2nssec follows the instruction of the official documents, "The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification User Manual" (for SOC90 and SOC2000) and "Volume 3 The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification: (Rebased on the SOC2010) User Manual".
Please note that soc2nssec uses the simplified method to derive the NSSEC class. It requires the complete information of SOC unit group (i.e., 3-digit SOC90, 4-digit SOC2000, or 4-digit SOC2010).
use soc2nssec_sample_data
soc2nssec jobsoc00, gen(class7) version(00)
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where the variable jobsoc00 refers to SOC2000, which exists in the sample data; the variable class7 is newly generated NSSEC 7-level class; version(00) claims SOC2000.
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It creates value labels according to seven-level NSSEC scheme. To switch it off, add the option "nolabel".
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Stata help file is included. Type "help soc2nssec" in Stata to view the help file.
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Download the ZIP file.
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Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a temporary folder.
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Type "personal" in Stata and note the location of your personal ado-directory (for Windows users, usually c:\ado\personal\ ).
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Copy and paste the ado-directory in the window folder. Very likely that the folder is hidden.
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Move all extracted files to the personal ado-directory.
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Please note that the sample data are not built in Stata. Users need to save the sample data somewhere else and open it as the personal data.
Min Zhang, The University of Essex
Any feedback or questions, please contact zhangmin.ac@gmail.com
Last update: 14 September 2019