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1991 Census: Special Workplace Statistics (Set A)

The 1991 SWS derive from two questions in the 1991 Census about place of usual residence and place of work. There are three sets of tables (SWS Sets A, B and C). Set A and Set B provide data on the employed and self-employed population by residential and workplace respectively. SWS Set C is the data set that involves interaction flow data that are accessible through WICID.

SWS Set A are the aggregate journey-to-work flows from each residential ward (in England and Wales) or postcode sector (in Scotland) to all workplaces.

Set A contains 9 tables with a total of 574 counts, including sub-totals. These tables are on the same themes as those in Set C, with the addition of a table about type of workplace.

All the data were obtained from a 10% sample and therefore problems of adjustment to preserve confidentiality are not encountered. Users will need to multiply raw data by 10 if wanting to determine actual commuting levels. Users should also be aware that the commuting data on intra-ward flows can be selected that distinguishes those people who work at home from those who commute to work within the same ward.

Usage advice

Unlike most of the data sets accessible through WICID, 1991 SWS Set A are not true interaction data, and cannot be freely aggregated. Consequently, they are only available at ward level.

In order to extract data, users should select some origins of interest from the 1991 ward geography, and then one destination ward from the same geography. The destination ward functions as a dummy, and is required for WICID to be able to work with this data.

Matrix output cannot be generated from SWS Set A; rather users should select pair-list or table framework output.

Reference

Flowerdew, R. and Green, A. (1993) Migration, transport and workplace statistics from the 1991 Census, in Dale A. and Marsh, C. (eds) The 1991 Census User's Guide, HMSO, London: 269-94.

Citation information

The following statements should be attached to all output produced using this data set

Office for National Statistics, 1991 Census: Special Workplace Statistics (Set A) [computer file], UK Data Service

Further information

Geographies of origin areas	Geographies of destination areas
Supported directly
GB Wards 1991	GB Wards 1991
Supported via aggregation

Geographies of origin areas

Geographies of destination areas

Supported directly

GB Wards 1991

GB Wards 1991

Supported via aggregation

Output for geographies that are only supported via aggregation will take longer than for those supported directly

Table frameworks

	Total employees and self-employed		Economic position
	Total employees and self-employed		Employees		Self-employed
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Total employees and self-employed	1	28	2	29	3	30

16-19	4	31	5	32	6	33
20-29	7	34	8	35	9	36
30-39	10	37	11	38	12	39
40-49	13	40	14	41	15	42
50-54	16	43	17	44	18	45
55-59	19	46	20	47	21	48
60-64	22	49	23	50	24	51
65+	25	52	26	53	27	54

	Total employees and self-employed		Hours worked
	Total employees and self-employed		15 and under		16-30		31 and over		Not stated
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Total employees and self-employed	1	31	2	32	3	33	4	34	5	35

Family head / partner in couple family	6	36	7	37	8	38	9	39	10	40
Lone parent	11	41	12	42	13	43	14	44	15	45
Non-dependent child	16	46	17	47	18	48	19	49	20	50
Not in family	21	51	22	52	23	53	24	54	25	55
Not in household	26	56	27	57	28	58	29	59	30	60

	Male	Female
Total employees and self-employed	1	10

Workplace postcoded - working in zone	2	11
Workplace postcoded - working outside zone	3	12
Workplace at home	4	13
No fixed workplace	5	14
Workplace not stated - armed forces	6	15
Workplace not stated - other	7	16
Workplace outside GB - offshore installations	8	17
Workplace outside GB - other	9	18

	Male	Female
Total employees and self-employed with a workplace coded	1	9

Less than 2 km	2	10
2 to 4 km	3	11
5 to 9 km	4	12
10 to 19 km	5	13
20 to 29 km	6	14
30 to 39 km	7	15
More than 40 km	8	16

	Male	Female
Total employees and self-employed	1	12

British Rail train	2	13
Underground	3	14
Bus	4	15
Car Driver	5	16
Car Passenger	6	17
Motor cycle	7	18
Pedal cycle	8	19
On foot	9	20
Not stated	10	21
Works at home	11	22

	Male	Female
Total employees and self-employed in a household	1	6

0 cars	2	7
1 car	3	8
2 cars	4	9
3 or more cars	5	10

	Male	Female
Total employees and self-employed	1	25

Managers and Administrators
1(a) Corporate Managers and Administrators	2	26
1(b) Managers / Proprietors in Agriculture Services	3	27

Professional Occupations
2(a) Science and Engineering Professionals	4	28
2(b) Health Professionals	5	29
2(c) Teaching Professionals	6	30
2(d) Other Professional Occupations	7	31

Associate Professional and Technical Occupations
3(a) Science and Engineering Associate Professionals	8	32
3(b) Health Associate Professionals	9	33
3(c) Other Associate Professional Occupations	10	34

Clerical and Secretarial Occupations
4(a) Clerical Occupations	11	35
4(b) Secretarial Occupations	12	36

Craft and Related Occupations
5(a) Skilled Construction Trades	13	37
5(b) Skilled Engineering Trades	14	38
5(c) Other Skilled Trades	15	39

Personal and Protective Services Occupations
6(a) Protective Service Occupations	16	40
6(b) Personal Service Occupations	17	41

Sales Occupations
7(a) Buyers, Brokers and Sales Representatives	18	42
7(b) Other Sales Occupations	19	43

Plant and Machine Operatives
8(a) Industrial Plant and Machine Operators, Assemblers	20	44
8(b) Drivers and Mobile Machine Operators	21	45

Other Occupations
9(a) Other Occupations in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	22	46
9(b) Other Elementary Occupations	23	47

Occupation not stated	24	48

	Male	Female
Total employees and self-employed	1	28

Social Class
I Professional etc. occupations	2	29
II Managerial and technical	3	30
III(N) Skilled occupations - non-manual	4	31
III(M) Skilled occupations - manual	5	32
IV Partly Skilled occupations	6	33
V Unskilled occuptations	7	34

Employers and managers in central and local government, industry, commerce, etc. - large establishments
1.1 Employers	8	35
1.2 Managers	9	36

Employers and managers in industry, commerce, etc. - small establishments
2.1 Employers	10	37
2.2 Managers	11	38

Professional workers
3 Professional workers - self-employed	12	39
4 Professional workers - employees	13	40

Intermediate non-manual workers
5.1 Ancillary workers and artists	14	41
5.2 Foremen and supervisors - non-manual	15	42

Other socio-economic groups
6 Junior non-manual workers	16	43
7 Personal service rorkers	17	44
8 Foremen and supervisors - manual	18	45
9 Skilled manual workers	19	46
10 Semi-skilled manual workers	20	47
11 Unskilled manual workers	21	48
12 Own account workers (other than professional)	22	49
13 Farmers - employers and managers	23	50
14 Farmers - own account	24	51
15 Agricultural workers	25	52
16 Members of armed forces	26	53
17 Inadequately described and not stated occupations	27	54

	Male	Female
Employees	1	147

0 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	2	148

01 Agriculture and horticulture	3	149
02 Forestry	4	150
03 Fishing	5	151

1 Energy and Water Supply Industries	6	152

11 Coal extraction and manufacture of solid fuels	7	153
12 Coke ovens	8	154
13 Extraction of mineral oil and natural gas	9	155
14 Mineral oil processing	10	156
15 Nuclear fuel production	11	157
16 Production and distribution of electricity, gas and other forms of energy	12	158
17 Water supply industry	13	159

2 Extraction of Minerals and Ores other than Fuels; Manufacture of Metals, Mineral Products and Chemicals	14	160

21 Extraction and preparation of metalliferous ores	15	161
22 Metal manufacturing	16	162
23 Extraction of minerals, not elsewhere specified	17	163
24 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products	18	164
25 Chemical industry	19	165
26 Production of man-made fibres	20	166

3 Metal Goods, Engineering and Vehicles Industries	21	167

31 Manufacture of metal goods, not elsewhere specified	22	168
32 Mechanical engineering	23	169
33 Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment	24	170
34 Electrical and electronic engineering	25	171
35 Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts thereof	26	172
36 Manufacture of other transport equipment	27	173
37 Instrument engineering	28	174

4 Other Manufacturing Industries	29	175

41 Food, drink and tobacco manufacturing industries	30	176
43 Textile industry	31	177
44 Manufacture of leather and leather goods	32	178
45 Footwear and clothing industries	33	179
46 Timber and wooden furniture industries	34	180
47 Manufacture of paper and paper products; printing and publishing	35	181
48 Processing of rubber and plastics	36	182
49 Other manufacturing industries	37	183

5 Construction	38	184

50 Construction	39	185

6 Distribution, Hotels and Catering; Repairs	40	186

61 Wholesale distribution (except dealing in scrap and waste materials	41	187
62 Dealing in scrap and waste materials	42	188
63 Commission agents	43	189
64 Retail distribution	44	190
66 Hotels and catering	45	191
67 Repair of consumer goods and vehicles	46	192

7 Transport and Communication	47	193

71 Railways	48	194
72 Other inland transport	49	195
74 Sea transport	50	196
75 Air transport	51	197
76 Supporting services to transport	52	198
77 Miscellaneous transport services and storage, not elsewhere specified	53	199
79 Postal services and telecommunications	54	200

8 Banking, Finance, Insurance, Business Services and Leasing	55	201

81 Banking and finance	56	202
82 Insurance, except for compulsory Social Security	57	203
83 Business services	58	204
84 Renting of movables	59	205
85 Owning and dealing in real estate	60	206

9 Other Services	61	207

91 Public administration, national defence, and compulsory Social Services	62	208
92 Sanitary services	63	209
93 Education	64	210
94 Research and development	65	211
95 Medical and other health services: Veterinary services	66	212
96 Other services provided to the general public	67	213
97 Recreational services and other cultural services	68	214
98 Personal services	69	215
99 Domestic services	70	216
00 Diplomatic representation, international organisations, allied armed forces	71	217

Industry not stated or not adequately described	72	218

Workplace outside GB	73	219

Self-employed	74	220

0 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	75	221

01 Agriculture and horticulture	76	222
02 Forestry	77	223
03 Fishing	78	224

1 Energy and Water Supply Industries	79	225

11 Coal extraction and manufacture of solid fuels	80	226
12 Coke ovens	81	227
13 Extraction of mineral oil and natural gas	82	228
14 Mineral oil processing	83	229
15 Nuclear fuel production	84	230
16 Production and distribution of electricity, gas and other forms of energy	85	231
17 Water supply industry	86	232

2 Extraction of Minerals and Ores other than Fuels; Manufacture of Metals, Mineral Products and Chemicals	87	233

21 Extraction and preparation of metalliferous ores	88	234
22 Metal manufacturing	89	235
23 Extraction of minerals, not elsewhere specified	90	236
24 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products	91	237
25 Chemical industry	92	238
26 Production of man-made fibres	93	239

3 Metal Goods, Engineering and Vehicles Industries	94	240

31 Manufacture of metal goods, not elsewhere specified	95	241
32 Mechanical engineering	96	242
33 Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment	97	243
34 Electrical and electronic engineering	98	244
35 Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts thereof	99	245
36 Manufacture of other transport equipment	100	246
37 Instrument engineering	101	247

4 Other Manufacturing Industries	102	248

41 Food, drink and tobacco manufacturing industries	103	249
43 Textile industry	104	250
44 Manufacture of leather and leather goods	105	251
45 Footwear and clothing industries	106	252
46 Timber and wooden furniture industries	107	253
47 Manufacture of paper and paper products; printing and publishing	108	254
48 Processing of rubber and plastics	109	255
49 Other manufacturing industries	110	256

5 Construction	111	257

50 Construction	112	258

6 Distribution, Hotels and Catering; Repairs	113	259

61 Wholesale distribution (except dealing in scrap and waste materials	114	260
62 Dealing in scrap and waste materials	115	261
63 Commission agents	116	262
64 Retail distribution	117	263
66 Hotels and catering	118	264
67 Repair of consumer goods and vehicles	119	265

7 Transport and Communication	120	266

71 Railways	121	267
72 Other inland transport	122	268
74 Sea transport	123	269
75 Air transport	124	270
76 Supporting services to transport	125	271
77 Miscellaneous transport services and storage, not elsewhere specified	126	272
79 Postal services and telecommunications	127	273

8 Banking, Finance, Insurance, Business Services and Leasing	128	274

81 Banking and finance	129	275
82 Insurance, except for compulsory Social Security	130	276
83 Business services	131	277
84 Renting of movables	132	278
85 Owning and dealing in real estate	133	279

9 Other Services	134	280

91 Public administration, national defence, and compulsory Social Services	135	281
92 Sanitary services	136	282
93 Education	137	283
94 Research and development	138	284
95 Medical and other health services: Veterinary services	139	285
96 Other services provided to the general public	140	286
97 Recreational services and other cultural services	141	287
98 Personal services	142	288
99 Domestic services	143	289
00 Diplomatic representation, international organisations, allied armed forces	144	290

Industry not stated or not adequately described	145	291

Workplace outside GB	146	292