********************************************************************************************************************************************* * OESCH CLASS SCHEMA * Create 16-Class schema, 8-Class schema and 5-Class schema * Data: MOSAiCH 2017 * March 2019 * Philipp Lutz, University of Bern ********************************************************************************************************************************************* **** References: **** Oesch, D. (2006a) "Coming to grips with a changing class structure" International Sociology 21 (2): 263-288. **** Oesch, D. (2006b) "Redrawing the Class Map. Stratification and Institutions in Britain, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland", Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. **** A few minor changes were made with respect to the procedure described in these two sources (decisions taken by Oesch and Tawfik in 2013) **** 16-Class schema constructed *1 Large employers *2 Self-employed professionals *3 Small business owners with employees *4 Small business owners without employees *5 Technical experts *6 Technicians *7 Skilled manual *8 Low-skilled manual *9 Higher-grade managers and administrators *10 Lower-grade managers and administrators *11 Skilled clerks *12 Unskilled clerks *13 Socio-cultural professionals *14 Socio-cultural semi-professionals *15 Skilled service *16 Low-skilled service **** 8-Class schema constructed *1 Self-employed professionals and large employers *2 Small business owners *3 Technical (semi-)professionals *4 Production workers *5 (Associate) managers *6 Clerks *7 Socio-cultural (semi-)professionals *8 Service workers **** 5-Class schema constructed *1 Higher-grade service class *2 Lower-grade service class *3 Small business owners *4 Skilled workers *5 Unskilled workers **** Variables used to construct Oesch class schema: isco88, emprel, nemploy, nsup, spisco88, spemprel **************************************************************************************** * Respondent's Oesch class position * Recode and create variables used to construct class variable for respondents * Variables used to construct class variable for respondents: isco88, emprel, nemploy, nsup **************************************************************************************** **** Recode occupation variable (isco88 com 4-digit) for respondents ** tab ISCO88 tab WORK4ISCO recode WORK4ISCO (missing=-9), copyrest gen(isco_mainjob) label variable isco_mainjob "Current occupation of respondent - isco88 4-digit" tab isco_mainjob **** Recode employment status for respondents tab WORK2 recode WORK2 (missing=9), copyrest gen(emplrel_r) label define emplrel_r /// 1"Employee" /// 2"Self-employed without employees" /// 3"Self-employed with employees" /// 4"Working for own family business" /// 9"Missing" label value emplrel_r emplrel_r tab emplrel_r tab WORK8a recode WORK8a (0=0)(1/9=1)(10/200000=2)(missing=0), gen(emplno_r) label define emplno_r /// 0 "0 employees" /// 1 "1-9 employees" /// 2 "10+ employees" label value emplno_r emplno_r tab emplno_r gen selfem_mainjob=. replace selfem_mainjob=1 if emplrel_r==1 | emplrel_r==9 replace selfem_mainjob=2 if emplrel_r==2 replace selfem_mainjob=2 if emplrel_r==4 replace selfem_mainjob=3 if emplrel_r==3 & emplno_r==1 replace selfem_mainjob=4 if emplrel_r==3 & emplno_r==2 replace selfem_mainjob=5 if emplrel_r==3 & emplno_r==0 label variable selfem_mainjob "Employment status for respondants" label define selfem_mainjob /// 1 "Not self-employed" /// 2 "Self-empl without employees" /// 3 "Self-empl with 1-9 employees" /// 4 "Self-empl with 10 or more" /// 5 "Self-empl with employees but 0 employees/missing (inconsistent)" label value selfem_mainjob selfem_mainjob tab selfem_mainjob recode WORK18b (0=0)(1/9=1)(10/9995=2)(missing=0), gen(nsup_r) label define nsup_r /// 0 "0 employees" /// 1 "1-9 employees" /// 2 "10+ employees" label value nsup_r nsup_r tab nsup_r ************************************************* * Create Oesch class schema for respondents ************************************************* gen class16_r = -9 * Large employers (1) replace class16_r=1 if selfem_mainjob==4 * Self-employed professionals (2) replace class16_r=2 if (selfem_mainjob==2 | selfem_mainjob==3) & (isco_mainjob >= 2000 & isco_mainjob <= 2229) replace class16_r=2 if (selfem_mainjob==2 | selfem_mainjob==3) & (isco_mainjob >= 2300 & isco_mainjob <= 2470) * Small business owners with employees (3) replace class16_r=3 if (selfem_mainjob==3) & (isco_mainjob >= 1000 & isco_mainjob <= 1999) replace class16_r=3 if (selfem_mainjob==3) & (isco_mainjob >= 3000 & isco_mainjob <= 9333) replace class16_r=3 if (selfem_mainjob==3) & (isco_mainjob == 2230) * Small business owners without employees (4) replace class16_r=4 if (selfem_mainjob==2) & (isco_mainjob >= 1000 & isco_mainjob <= 1999) replace class16_r=4 if (selfem_mainjob==2) & (isco_mainjob >= 3000 & isco_mainjob <= 9333) replace class16_r=4 if (selfem_mainjob==2) & (isco_mainjob == 2230) * Allocate independent with employees when they do not report the number of employees replace class16_r=1 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 2) replace class16_r=3 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 1) replace class16_r=1 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 0) & (isco_mainjob >= 1200 & isco_mainjob <= 1239) replace class16_r=2 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 0) & (isco_mainjob >= 2000 & isco_mainjob <= 2229) replace class16_r=2 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 0) & (isco_mainjob >= 2300 & isco_mainjob <= 2470) replace class16_r=4 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 0) & (isco_mainjob == 2230) replace class16_r=4 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 0) & (isco_mainjob >= 1000 & isco_mainjob <= 1143) replace class16_r=3 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 0) & (isco_mainjob >= 1300 & isco_mainjob <= 1319) replace class16_r=4 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 0) & (isco_mainjob >= 3000 & isco_mainjob <= 7899) replace class16_r=3 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 0) & (isco_mainjob == 7900) replace class16_r=4 if (selfem_mainjob==5) & (nsup_r == 0) & (isco_mainjob >= 7901 & isco_mainjob <= 9333) * Technical experts (5) replace class16_r=5 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2100 & isco_mainjob <= 2213) replace class16_r=5 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 7520) * Technicians (6) replace class16_r=6 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 3100 & isco_mainjob <= 3152) replace class16_r=6 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 3210 & isco_mainjob <= 3213) replace class16_r=6 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 3434) replace class16_r=6 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 7900) * Skilled manual (7) replace class16_r=7 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 6000 & isco_mainjob <= 7442) replace class16_r=7 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 7500 & isco_mainjob <= 7510) replace class16_r=7 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 8310 & isco_mainjob <= 8312) replace class16_r=7 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 8324 & isco_mainjob <= 8330) replace class16_r=7 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 8332 & isco_mainjob <= 8340) * Low-skilled manual (8) replace class16_r=8 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 8000 & isco_mainjob <= 8300) replace class16_r=8 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 8320 & isco_mainjob <= 8321) replace class16_r=8 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 8331) replace class16_r=8 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 9153 & isco_mainjob <= 9333) * Higher-grade managers and administrators (9) replace class16_r=9 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 1000 & isco_mainjob <= 1239) replace class16_r=9 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2400 & isco_mainjob <= 2429) replace class16_r=9 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 2441) replace class16_r=9 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 2470) * Lower-grade managers and administrators (10) - "new" code ISCO (3439) replace class16_r=10 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 1300 & isco_mainjob <= 1319) replace class16_r=10 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 3400 & isco_mainjob <= 3433) replace class16_r=10 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 3439 & isco_mainjob <= 3450) * Skilled clerks (11) replace class16_r=11 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 4000 & isco_mainjob <= 4112) replace class16_r=11 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 4114 & isco_mainjob <= 4210) replace class16_r=11 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 4212 & isco_mainjob <= 4222) * Unskilled clerks (12) replace class16_r=12 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 4113) replace class16_r=12 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 4211) replace class16_r=12 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 4223) * Socio-cultural professionals (13) replace class16_r=13 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2220 & isco_mainjob <= 2229) replace class16_r=13 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2300 & isco_mainjob <= 2320) replace class16_r=13 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2340 & isco_mainjob <= 2359) replace class16_r=13 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2430 & isco_mainjob <= 2440) replace class16_r=13 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2442 & isco_mainjob <= 2443) replace class16_r=13 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 2445) replace class16_r=13 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 2451) replace class16_r=13 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 2460) * Socio-cultural semi-professionals (14) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 2230) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2330 & isco_mainjob <= 2332) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 2444) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2446 & isco_mainjob <= 2450) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 2452 & isco_mainjob <= 2455) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 3200) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 3220 & isco_mainjob <= 3224) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 3226) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 3229 & isco_mainjob <= 3340) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 3460 & isco_mainjob <= 3472) replace class16_r=14 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 3480) * Skilled service (15) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 3225) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 3227 & isco_mainjob <= 3228) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 3473 & isco_mainjob <= 3475) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 5000 & isco_mainjob <= 5113) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 5122) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 5131 & isco_mainjob <= 5132) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 5140 & isco_mainjob <= 5141) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 5143) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 5160 & isco_mainjob <= 5220) replace class16_r=15 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 8323) * Low-skilled service (16) replace class16_r=16 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 5120 & isco_mainjob <= 5121) replace class16_r=16 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 5123 & isco_mainjob <= 5130) replace class16_r=16 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 5133 & isco_mainjob <= 5139) replace class16_r=16 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 5142) replace class16_r=16 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 5149) replace class16_r=16 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 5152) replace class16_r=16 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 5230) replace class16_r=16 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob == 8322) replace class16_r=16 if (selfem_mainjob==1) & (isco_mainjob >= 9100 & isco_mainjob <= 9152) mvdecode class16_r, mv(-9) label variable class16_r "Respondent's Oesch class position - 16 classes" label define class16_r /// 1 "Large employers" /// 2 "Self-employed professionals" /// 3 "Small business owners with employees" /// 4 "Small business owners without employees" /// 5 "Technical experts" /// 6 "Technicians" /// 7 "Skilled manual" /// 8 "Low-skilled manual" /// 9 "Higher-grade managers and administrators" /// 10 "Lower-grade managers and administrators" /// 11 "Skilled clerks" /// 12 "Unskilled clerks" /// 13 "Socio-cultural professionals" /// 14 "Socio-cultural semi-professionals" /// 15 "Skilled service" /// 16 "Low-skilled service" label value class16_r class16_r tab class16_r recode class16_r (1 2=1)(3 4=2)(5 6=3)(7 8=4)(9 10=5)(11 12=6)(13 14=7)(15 16=8), gen(class8_r) label variable class8_r "Respondent's Oesch class position - 8 classes" label define class8_r /// 1 "Self-employed professionals and large employers" /// 2 "Small business owners" /// 3 "Technical (semi-)professionals" /// 4 "Production workers" /// 5 "(Associate) managers" /// 6 "Clerks" /// 7 "Socio-cultural (semi-)professionals" /// 8 "Service workers" label value class8_r class8_r tab class8_r recode class16_r (1 2 5 9 13=1)(6 10 14=2)(3 4=3)(7 11 15=4)(8 12 16=5), gen(class5_r) label variable class5_r "Respondent's Oesch class position - 5 classes" label define class5_r /// 1 "Higher-grade service class" /// 2 "Lower-grade service class" /// 3 "Small business owners" /// 4 "Skilled workers" /// 5 "Unskilled workers" label value class5_r class5_r tab class5_r *************************************************************************************** * Partner's Oesch class position * Recode and create variables used to construct class variable for partners * Variables used to construct class variable for partners: spisco88, spemprel *************************************************************************************** **** Recode occupation variable (isco88 com 4-digit) for partners tab PWORK4ISCO recode PWORK4ISCO (missing=-9), copyrest gen(isco_partner) label variable isco_partner "Current occupation of partner - isco88 4-digit" tab isco_partner **** Recode employment status for partners tab PWORK2 recode PWORK2 (missing=9), copyrest gen(emplrel_p) label define emplrel_p /// 1"Employee" /// 2"Self-employed without employees" /// 3"Self-employed with employees" /// 4"Working for own family business" /// 5"Self-employed with or without employees" /// 9"Missing" label value emplrel_p emplrel_p tab emplrel_p gen selfem_partner=. replace selfem_partner=1 if emplrel_p==1 | emplrel_p==9 replace selfem_partner=2 if emplrel_p==2 replace selfem_partner=2 if emplrel_p==4 replace selfem_partner=3 if emplrel_p==3 replace selfem_partner=4 if emplrel_p==5 label variable selfem_partner "Employment status for partners" label define selfem_partner /// 1 "Not self-employed" /// 2 "Self-empl without employees" /// 3 "Self-empl with employees" /// 4 "Self-empl with or without employees" label value selfem_partner selfem_partner tab selfem_partner ******************************************** * Create Oesch class schema for partners * * For Great Britain (ISSP 2010, ISSP 2011) and United States (ISSP 2010), there is no distinction between self-employed with employees and self-employed without employees. * Therefore, the allocation criterion for the independent in GB (ISSP 2010, ISSP 2011) and US (ISSP 2010) vary slightly. * For Bulgaria (ISSP 2010, ISSP 2011), France (ISSP2010), Japan (ISSP 2010), New Zealand (ISSP 2010), Russia (ISSP 2010), Spain (ISSP 2010), there is no information on partners' labour market status (employee or self-employed). * Accordingly, we consider all partners in these countries to be employees. ******************************************** gen class16_p = -9 * Large employers (1) replace class16_p=1 if (selfem_partner>=3) & (isco_partner >= 1200 & isco_partner <= 1239) * Self-employed professionals (2) replace class16_p=2 if (selfem_partner>=2) & (isco_partner >= 2000 & isco_partner <= 2229) replace class16_p=2 if (selfem_partner>=2) & (isco_partner >= 2300 & isco_partner <= 2470) * Small business owners with employees (3) replace class16_p=3 if (selfem_partner==3) & (isco_partner >= 1000 & isco_partner <= 1143) replace class16_p=3 if (selfem_partner==3) & (isco_partner >= 1300 & isco_partner <= 1319) replace class16_p=3 if (selfem_partner==3) & (isco_partner == 2230) replace class16_p=3 if (selfem_partner==3) & (isco_partner >= 3000 & isco_partner <= 9333) * Small business owners without employees (4) replace class16_p=4 if (selfem_partner==2) & (isco_partner >= 1000 & isco_partner <= 1143) replace class16_p=4 if (selfem_partner==2) & (isco_partner >= 1200 & isco_partner <= 1239) replace class16_p=4 if (selfem_partner==2) & (isco_partner >= 1300 & isco_partner <= 1319) replace class16_p=4 if (selfem_partner==2) & (isco_partner == 2230) replace class16_p=4 if (selfem_partner==2) & (isco_partner >= 3000 & isco_partner <= 9333) * Allocate self-empl. with or without employees (only GB (ISSP 2010, ISSP 2011) and US (ISSP 2010)) replace class16_p=4 if (selfem_partner==4) & (isco_partner >= 1000 & isco_partner <= 1143) replace class16_p=1 if (selfem_partner==4) & (isco_partner >= 1200 & isco_partner <= 1239) replace class16_p=3 if (selfem_partner==4) & (isco_partner >= 1300 & isco_partner <= 1319) replace class16_p=2 if (selfem_partner==4) & (isco_partner >= 2000 & isco_partner <= 2229) replace class16_p=2 if (selfem_partner==4) & (isco_partner >= 2300 & isco_partner <= 2470) replace class16_p=4 if (selfem_partner==4) & (isco_partner == 2230) replace class16_p=4 if (selfem_partner==4) & (isco_partner >= 3000 & isco_partner <= 7899) replace class16_p=3 if (selfem_partner==4) & (isco_partner == 7900) replace class16_p=4 if (selfem_partner==4) & (isco_partner >= 7901 & isco_partner <= 9333) * Technical experts (5) replace class16_p=5 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2100 & isco_partner <= 2213) replace class16_p=5 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 7520) * Technicians (6) replace class16_p=6 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 3100 & isco_partner <= 3152) replace class16_p=6 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 3210 & isco_partner <= 3213) replace class16_p=6 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 3434) replace class16_p=6 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 7900) * Skilled manual (7) replace class16_p=7 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 6000 & isco_partner <= 7442) replace class16_p=7 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 7500 & isco_partner <= 7510) replace class16_p=7 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 8310 & isco_partner <= 8312) replace class16_p=7 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 8324 & isco_partner <= 8330) replace class16_p=7 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 8332 & isco_partner <= 8340) * Low-skilled manual (8) replace class16_p=8 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 8000 & isco_partner <= 8300) replace class16_p=8 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 8320 & isco_partner <= 8321) replace class16_p=8 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 8331) replace class16_p=8 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 9153 & isco_partner <= 9333) * Higher-grade managers and administrators (9) replace class16_p=9 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 1000 & isco_partner <= 1239) replace class16_p=9 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2400 & isco_partner <= 2429) replace class16_p=9 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 2441) replace class16_p=9 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 2470) * Lower-grade managers and administrators (10) - "new" code ISCO (3439) replace class16_p=10 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 1300 & isco_partner <= 1319) replace class16_p=10 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 3400 & isco_partner <= 3433) replace class16_p=10 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 3439 & isco_partner <= 3450) * Skilled clerks (11) replace class16_p=11 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 4000 & isco_partner <= 4112) replace class16_p=11 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 4114 & isco_partner <= 4210) replace class16_p=11 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 4212 & isco_partner <= 4222) * Unskilled clerks (12) replace class16_p=12 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 4113) replace class16_p=12 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 4211) replace class16_p=12 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 4223) * Socio-cultural professionals (13) replace class16_p=13 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2220 & isco_partner <= 2229) replace class16_p=13 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2300 & isco_partner <= 2320) replace class16_p=13 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2340 & isco_partner <= 2359) replace class16_p=13 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2430 & isco_partner <= 2440) replace class16_p=13 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2442 & isco_partner <= 2443) replace class16_p=13 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 2445) replace class16_p=13 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 2451) replace class16_p=13 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 2460) * Socio-cultural semi-professionals (14) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 2230) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2330 & isco_partner <= 2332) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 2444) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2446 & isco_partner <= 2450) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 2452 & isco_partner <= 2455) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 3200) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 3220 & isco_partner <= 3224) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 3226) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 3229 & isco_partner <= 3340) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 3460 & isco_partner <= 3472) replace class16_p=14 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 3480) * Skilled service (15) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 3225) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 3227 & isco_partner <= 3228) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 3473 & isco_partner <= 3475) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 5000 & isco_partner <= 5113) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 5122) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 5131 & isco_partner <= 5132) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 5140 & isco_partner <= 5141) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 5143) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 5160 & isco_partner <= 5220) replace class16_p=15 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 8323) * Low-skilled service (16) replace class16_p=16 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 5120 & isco_partner <= 5121) replace class16_p=16 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 5123 & isco_partner <= 5130) replace class16_p=16 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 5133 & isco_partner <= 5139) replace class16_p=16 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 5142) replace class16_p=16 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 5149) replace class16_p=16 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 5152) replace class16_p=16 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 5230) replace class16_p=16 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner == 8322) replace class16_p=16 if (selfem_partner==1) & (isco_partner >= 9100 & isco_partner <= 9152) mvdecode class16_p, mv(-9) label variable class16_p "Partner's Oesch class position - 16 classes" label define class16_p /// 1 "Large employers" /// 2 "Self-employed professionals" /// 3 "Small business owners with employees" /// 4 "Small business owners without employees" /// 5 "Technical experts" /// 6 "Technicians" /// 7 "Skilled manual" /// 8 "Low-skilled manual" /// 9 "Higher-grade managers and administrators" /// 10 "Lower-grade managers and administrators" /// 11 "Skilled clerks" /// 12 "Unskilled clerks" /// 13 "Socio-cultural professionals" /// 14 "Socio-cultural semi-professionals" /// 15 "Skilled service" /// 16 "Low-skilled service" label value class16_p class16_p tab class16_p recode class16_p (1 2=1)(3 4=2)(5 6=3)(7 8=4)(9 10=5)(11 12=6)(13 14=7)(15 16=8), gen(class8_p) label variable class8_p "Partner's Oesch class position - 8 classes" label define class8_p /// 1 "Self-employed professionals and large employers" /// 2 "Small business owners" /// 3 "Technical (semi-)professionals" /// 4 "Production workers" /// 5 "(Associate) managers" /// 6 "Clerks" /// 7 "Socio-cultural (semi-)professionals" /// 8 "Service workers" label value class8_p class8_p tab class8_p recode class16_p (1 2 5 9 13=1)(6 10 14=2)(3 4=3)(7 11 15=4)(8 12 16=5), gen(class5_p) label variable class5_p "Partner's Oesch class position - 5 classes" label define class5_p /// 1 "Higher-grade service class" /// 2 "Lower-grade service class" /// 3 "Small business owners" /// 4 "Skilled workers" /// 5 "Unskilled workers" label value class5_p class5_p tab class5_p **************************************************************************************************** * Final Oesch class position * Merge two class variables (respondents and partners) * Assign the partner's Oesch class position if the respondent's Oesch class position is missing **************************************************************************************************** gen class16=class16_r replace class16=class16_p if class16_r==. label variable class16 "Final Oesch class position - 16 classes" label define class16 /// 1 "Large employers" /// 2 "Self-employed professionals" /// 3 "Small business owners with employees" /// 4 "Small business owners without employees" /// 5 "Technical experts" /// 6 "Technicians" /// 7 "Skilled manual" /// 8 "Low-skilled manual" /// 9 "Higher-grade managers and administrators" /// 10 "Lower-grade managers and administrators" /// 11 "Skilled clerks" /// 12 "Unskilled clerks" /// 13 "Socio-cultural professionals" /// 14 "Socio-cultural semi-professionals" /// 15 "Skilled service" /// 16 "Low-skilled service" label value class16 class16 tab class16 recode class16 (1 2=1)(3 4=2)(5 6=3)(7 8=4)(9 10=5)(11 12=6)(13 14=7)(15 16=8), gen(class8) label variable class8 "Final Oesch class position - 8 classes" label define class8 /// 1 "Self-employed professionals and large employers" /// 2 "Small business owners" /// 3 "Technical (semi-)professionals" /// 4 "Production workers" /// 5 "(Associate) managers" /// 6 "Clerks" /// 7 "Socio-cultural (semi-)professionals" /// 8 "Service workers" label value class8 class8 tab class8 recode class16 (1 2 5 9 13=1)(6 10 14=2)(3 4=3)(7 11 15=4)(8 12 16=5), gen(class5) label variable class5 "Final Oesch class position - 5 classes" label define class5 /// 1 "Higher-grade service class" /// 2 "Lower-grade service class" /// 3 "Small business owners" /// 4 "Skilled workers" /// 5 "Unskilled workers" label value class5 class5 tab class5 drop isco_mainjob emplrel_r emplno_r selfem_mainjob nsup_r isco_partner emplrel_p selfem_partner ********************************** * End **********************************