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1991 Census: Special Workplace Statistics (Set B)

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 B are the aggregate journey-to-work flows to each workplace ward (in England and Wales) or postcode sector (in Scotland) from all residences.

Set B contains 9 tables with a total of 568 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 B 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 destinations (workplaces) of interest from the 1991 ward geography, and then one origin ward from the same geography. The origin 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 B; 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 B) [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	9

Workplace postcoded - residence in zone	2	10
Workplace postcoded - residence outside zone	3	11
Workplace at home	4	12
No fixed workplace	5	13
Workplace not stated - armed forces	6	14
Workplace not stated - other	7	15
Residence outside GB	8	16

	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	145

0 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	2	146

01 Agriculture and horticulture	3	147
02 Forestry	4	148
03 Fishing	5	149

1 Energy and Water Supply Industries	6	150

11 Coal extraction and manufacture of solid fuels	7	151
12 Coke ovens	8	152
13 Extraction of mineral oil and natural gas	9	153
14 Mineral oil processing	10	154
15 Nuclear fuel production	11	155
16 Production and distribution of electricity, gas and other forms of energy	12	156
17 Water supply industry	13	157

2 Extraction of Minerals and Ores other than Fuels; Manufacture of Metals, Mineral Products and Chemicals	14	158

21 Extraction and preparation of metalliferous ores	15	159
22 Metal manufacturing	16	160
23 Extraction of minerals, not elsewhere specified	17	161
24 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products	18	162
25 Chemical industry	19	163
26 Production of man-made fibres	20	164

3 Metal Goods, Engineering and Vehicles Industries	21	165

31 Manufacture of metal goods, not elsewhere specified	22	166
32 Mechanical engineering	23	167
33 Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment	24	168
34 Electrical and electronic engineering	25	169
35 Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts thereof	26	170
36 Manufacture of other transport equipment	27	171
37 Instrument engineering	28	172

4 Other Manufacturing Industries	29	173

41 Food, drink and tobacco manufacturing industries	30	174
43 Textile industry	31	175
44 Manufacture of leather and leather goods	32	176
45 Footwear and clothing industries	33	177
46 Timber and wooden furniture industries	34	178
47 Manufacture of paper and paper products; printing and publishing	35	179
48 Processing of rubber and plastics	36	180
49 Other manufacturing industries	37	181

5 Construction	38	182

50 Construction	39	183

6 Distribution, Hotels and Catering; Repairs	40	184

61 Wholesale distribution (except dealing in scrap and waste materials	41	185
62 Dealing in scrap and waste materials	42	186
63 Commission agents	43	187
64 Retail distribution	44	188
66 Hotels and catering	45	189
67 Repair of consumer goods and vehicles	46	190

7 Transport and Communication	47	191

71 Railways	48	192
72 Other inland transport	49	193
74 Sea transport	50	194
75 Air transport	51	195
76 Supporting services to transport	52	196
77 Miscellaneous transport services and storage, not elsewhere specified	53	197
79 Postal services and telecommunications	54	198

8 Banking, Finance, Insurance, Business Services and Leasing	55	199

81 Banking and finance	56	200
82 Insurance, except for compulsory Social Security	57	201
83 Business services	58	202
84 Renting of movables	59	203
85 Owning and dealing in real estate	60	204

9 Other Services	61	205

91 Public administration, national defence, and compulsory Social Services	62	206
92 Sanitary services	63	207
93 Education	64	208
94 Research and development	65	209
95 Medical and other health services: Veterinary services	66	210
96 Other services provided to the general public	67	211
97 Recreational services and other cultural services	68	212
98 Personal services	69	213
99 Domestic services	70	214
00 Diplomatic representation, international organisations, allied armed forces	71	215

Industry not stated or not adequately described	72	216

Self-employed	73	217

0 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	74	218

01 Agriculture and horticulture	75	219
02 Forestry	76	220
03 Fishing	77	221

1 Energy and Water Supply Industries	78	222

11 Coal extraction and manufacture of solid fuels	79	223
12 Coke ovens	80	224
13 Extraction of mineral oil and natural gas	81	225
14 Mineral oil processing	82	226
15 Nuclear fuel production	83	227
16 Production and distribution of electricity, gas and other forms of energy	84	228
17 Water supply industry	85	229

2 Extraction of Minerals and Ores other than Fuels; Manufacture of Metals, Mineral Products and Chemicals	86	230

21 Extraction and preparation of metalliferous ores	87	231
22 Metal manufacturing	88	232
23 Extraction of minerals, not elsewhere specified	89	233
24 Manufacture of non-metallic mineral products	90	234
25 Chemical industry	91	235
26 Production of man-made fibres	92	236

3 Metal Goods, Engineering and Vehicles Industries	93	237

31 Manufacture of metal goods, not elsewhere specified	94	238
32 Mechanical engineering	95	239
33 Manufacture of office machinery and data processing equipment	96	240
34 Electrical and electronic engineering	97	241
35 Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts thereof	98	242
36 Manufacture of other transport equipment	99	243
37 Instrument engineering	100	244

4 Other Manufacturing Industries	101	245

41 Food, drink and tobacco manufacturing industries	102	246
43 Textile industry	103	247
44 Manufacture of leather and leather goods	104	248
45 Footwear and clothing industries	105	249
46 Timber and wooden furniture industries	106	250
47 Manufacture of paper and paper products; printing and publishing	107	251
48 Processing of rubber and plastics	108	252
49 Other manufacturing industries	109	253

5 Construction	110	254

50 Construction	111	255

6 Distribution, Hotels and Catering; Repairs	112	256

61 Wholesale distribution (except dealing in scrap and waste materials	113	257
62 Dealing in scrap and waste materials	114	258
63 Commission agents	115	259
64 Retail distribution	116	260
66 Hotels and catering	117	261
67 Repair of consumer goods and vehicles	118	262

7 Transport and Communication	119	263

71 Railways	120	264
72 Other inland transport	121	265
74 Sea transport	122	266
75 Air transport	123	267
76 Supporting services to transport	124	268
77 Miscellaneous transport services and storage, not elsewhere specified	125	269
79 Postal services and telecommunications	126	270

8 Banking, Finance, Insurance, Business Services and Leasing	127	271

81 Banking and finance	128	272
82 Insurance, except for compulsory Social Security	129	273
83 Business services	130	274
84 Renting of movables	131	275
85 Owning and dealing in real estate	132	276

9 Other Services	133	277

91 Public administration, national defence, and compulsory Social Services	134	278
92 Sanitary services	135	279
93 Education	136	280
94 Research and development	137	281
95 Medical and other health services: Veterinary services	138	282
96 Other services provided to the general public	139	283
97 Recreational services and other cultural services	140	284
98 Personal services	141	285
99 Domestic services	142	286
00 Diplomatic representation, international organisations, allied armed forces	143	287

Industry not stated or not adequately described	144	288