isco88_to_esec() -- Translate 4-digit ISCO-88 to ESeC classes

Syntax

isco88_to_esec(varname [case])

where varname contains 4-digit ISCO-88 codes
and case selects the destination column.

Typical usage:

isco88_to_esec(varname case.esec88(sempl supvis))

with sempl and supvis as described in case.esec88().

Description

crosswalk table translating 4-digit ISCO-88 codes to ESeC classes
(European Socio-economic Classification; see Harrison/Rose 2006). Note that
ESeC is defined at the level of minor ISCO groups (3 digit); that is, all
unit groups within a minor group will translate into the same class.

Cases (destination columns):

1 = employment status unknown (simplified ESeC)
2 = employed, without supervisory status
3 = employed, with supervisory status
4 = self-employed, no employees
5 = self-employed, 1-9 employees
6 = self-employed, 10 or more employees

Employees with supervisory status are employees who have formal responsibility
for supervising the work of other employees. If the data does not contain a
direct measure of supervisory status, Harrison and Rose (2006, section 4.7)
suggest coding employees as supervisors if they are supervising at least
three people.

Source

isco88_to_esec() is implemented as a wrapper for
isco88_to_isco88_3() followed by
isco88_3_to_esec().

References

Harrison, E., D. Rose. 2006. The European Socio-economic Classification
(ESeC) User Guide. Institute for Social and Economic Research,
University of Essex. Available from
http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/archives/esec/user-guide.

.isco88_to_isco88_3
.isco88_3_to_esec