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Scottish Employer Skills Survey 2020: Technical Report
Technical report for the Scottish Employer Skills Survey 2020.
Appendix G: Edit specification
| Edit number | Objective of edit | Condition | Force/actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Check that all SICs given at A7 are valid SIC07 codes | If A6 = 2 | Any records where A6=2 will need to have the SIC at A7 validated. Recode where possible, recontact if necessary. |
| 2 | To ensure that all SOC codes are valid at C7 (4 DIGITS) |
If SOC at C7 is not in full SOC file provided | Recode where possible, recontact if necessary. Coding to 1 or 2 digit SOC is acceptable if there is not sufficient information, although this should only be the case for a small minority of records (i.e. less than 1%). For any records that are entirely uncodable, use four zeros "0000." |
| 3 | To check that public sector ('local or central government financed body') definition given at SA8 is consistent with SIC code | If SA8 is '3' or '4' and first two digits of SIC are not '84', '85' or ''86' | Each record to be judged on an individual basis by company name and activity. |
| 4 | To check legitimacy of high numbers of employment | If A1 is greater than 1500 | Each record to be judged on an individual basis. Call-backs may be necessary if number of employees seems excessively high for business activity. |
| 5 | To check legitimacy of high numbers of vacancies in relation to size of establishment | If C6 is more than 5 times greater than A1 if A1 < 5 or if C6 is more than 3 times greater than A1 if A1 is between 5 and 49 or if C6 is more than 1.5 times greater than A1 if A1 ≥ 50 |
Call-backs usually necessary to confirm high numbers of vacancies. |
| 6 | To investigate establishments where all employees have been allocated to one occupational group | If only one of D5, D6, D8_1-7 / D5C_1-9 is greater than 0 and A1 is more than 10 | Each record to be judged on an individual basis. Call-backs may be necessary. |
| 7 | To check high values of individual occupational groups | If D5 / D5C_1 (managers) is greater than 50 or If D8_7 / D5C_9 (professionals) is greater than 100 or If D8_6 / D5C_8 (associate prof/technical) is greater than 100 or If D6 / D5C_2 (admin/clerical) is greater than 100 or If D8_5 / D5C_7 (skilled trades) is greater than 100 or If D8_4 / D5C_6 (caring/leisure) is greater than 100 or If D8_3 / D5C_5 (sales/customer service) is greater than 100 or If D8_2 / D5C_4 (machine operatives) is greater than 100 or If D8_1 / D5C_3 (elementary) is greater than 100 |
Each record to be judged on an individual basis. Call-backs may be necessary. |
| 8 | To check high values of underemployed (both qualifications and skills) staff | If D15a is greater than half of the sum of D9 (number of proficient employees) and SA1>5 | Each record to be judged on an individual basis. Call-backs may be necessary. |
| 9 | To ensure all postcodes given by respondents are valid | If postcode=2 | Check that postcode is valid and given in full. Invalid postcodes will need to be investigated as each record must have a full valid postcode in the final data file. |
| 10 | To sense check establishments with a high proportion of EU, non-UK staff | If A1 > 10 and (D1b = A1) [i.e., all staff are EU, non-UK citizens] Or if A1 > 10 and D1bran=6 ("all of them") |
Each record to be judged on an individual basis. Consider whether it seems plausible that no staff would be UK citizens. Call-backs may be necessary. |
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