isco08_to_oesch8() -- Translate 4-digit ISCO-08 to 8 OESCH classes

Syntax

isco08_to_oesch8(varname [case])

where varname contains 4-digit ISCO-08 codes
and case selects the destination column.

Typical usage:

isco08_to_oesch8(varname case.oesch(sempl supvis))

with sempl and supvis as described in case.oesch().

Description

crosswalk table translating 4-digit ISCO-08 codes to 8 OESCH classes
(Oesch 2006a,b). Also see isco08_to_oesch() and
isco08_to_oesch5().

Cases (destination columns):

1 = employed
2 = self-employed, no employees
3 = self-employed, 1-9 employees
4 = self-employed, 10 or more employees

Case 2 includes helping family members.

Source

isco08_to_oesch8() is implemented as a wrapper for
isco08_to_oesch() followed by
oesch_to_oesch8().

References

Oesch, D. 2006a. Coming to Grips with a Changing Class Structure. An Analysis
of Employment Stratification in Britain, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. International
Sociology 21(2): 263-288

Oesch, D. 2006b. Redrawing the Class Map. Stratification and Institutions
in Britain, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan.

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