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Is there a north-south divide in social class inequalities in health in Great Britain? Cross sectional study using data from the 2001 census
BMJ 2004; 328 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.328.7447.1043 (Published 29 April 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;328:1043
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Table A The new national statistics socioeconomic class scheme and example occupations
Class Description Example occupations 1 Large employers and higher managerial and professional occupations Directors of major organisations; officers in armed forces; senior civil servants; clergy; medical practitioners; university lecturers 2 Lower managerial and professional occupations Journalists, newspaper editors; musicians; nurses; paramedics; school teachers 3 Intermediate occupations Graphic designers; medical secretaries; travel agents; ambulance staff (excluding paramedics); police officers (sergeant and below) 4 Small employers and own account workers Farmers; hotel managers; product designers; roofers; taxicab drivers 5 Lower supervisory and technical occupations Bakers; electricians; gardeners; road construction operatives; train drivers 6 Semi-routine occupations Dental nurses; farm workers; housekeepers; scaffolders; traffic wardens 7 Routine occupations Butchers; cleaners, domestics; furniture makers; labourers in building and woodworking trades; waiters, waitresses 8 Never worked and long term unemployed Unemployed for two years or more, people with a private income * Not classified Full time students; occupations not stated or inadequately described; not classifiable for other reasons
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