Data Tables

This section contains useful data tables for reference in MINOS. Certain variables are encoded from US into strings rather than integer codes for readibility. It is easier to look at employment state “Unemployed” rather than state 2. Mappings between US integer codes and strings used are available here.

Regions

Value	Meaning
1	North East
2	North West
3	Yorkshire and the Humber
4	East Midlands
5	West Midlands
6	East of England
7	London
8	South East
9	South West
10	Wales
11	Scotland
12	Northern Ireland

Missing Values

Value	Meaning
-1	Unknown - Subject did not know.
-2	Refusal - Subject refuses to answer.
-7	Proxy - Subject was away so next point of reference (e.g. family member) filled in a limited survey on their behalf. This value was not answered in this shorter survey.
-8	N/A - Non-Applicable (N/A) values can take no value for some logical reason. E.g. only university students can define what university they attend.
-9	Missing - Missing data for attrition reasons. No follow up possible for any number of possible reasons.

Ethnicity

Value	3 Letter Code	Meaning
1	WBI	White British.
2	WBI	White Irish.
3	WBI	White Welsh.
4	WBI	White Scottish.
5	WHO	White Other.
6	MIX	White / Black Caribbean.
7	MIX	White / Black African.
8	MIX	White / Asian.
9	MIX	Mixed Other.
10	IND	Indian.
11	PAK	Pakistani.
12	BAN	Bangladeshi.
13	OAS	Other Asian.
14	BLC	Black Caribbean.
15	BLA	Black African.
16	OBL	Other Black.
17	CHI	Chinese.
18	OTH	Other.

NSSEC Codes

Value	Description
1	Large employers and higher management
2	Higher professional
3	Lower management and professional
4	Intermediate
5	Small employers and own account
6	Lower supervisory and technical
7	Semi-routine
8	Routine

Education

Value	Education Level
96	Less than GCSE.
16	Other Secondary Cert - Other school leaving certificates.
15	Standard/Lower - Scottish standard/ordinary grade / lower.
14	CSE - Certificate of Secondary Education.
13	GCSE - GSCE/O-Level.
12	CSYS - Certificate of Sixth Year Studies. Now AS level.
11	Highers (Scotland).
10	AS-Level.
9	International Baccalaureate.
8	Welsh Baccalaureate.
7	A-Level.
6	Degree.
5	Medical Education - Nursing, Medicine, Dentistry, etc.
4	Teaching (Non-PGCE).
3	HE Diploma.
2	Degree.
1	Higher Degree

Labour

Value	Description
1	Self-employed
2	Employed
3	Unemployed
4	Retired
5	Maternity leave
6	Family care
7	FT student, school
8	LT sick, disabled
9	Government training scheme
10	Other