Scottish Government

The Scottish Government uses many statistical classifications to classify businesses and people.

• Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
• Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification

Statisticians within the Scottish Government are currently working to develop a set of classifications and guidance notes to assist all public bodies in Scotland in the collection, analysis and dissemination of data relating to the six equalities strands: Age, Gender, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Ethnicity, and Religion/Belief:

• Equalities Classifications

A lot of information is available on Classifications and Standards on the ONS website.

• Office for National Statistics - Classifications and Standards

The main classifications summarised there are:

Industry

• UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 2003
• UK Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities 1992

Occupational and socio-economic

• Standard Occupational Classification 2000

Core Survey Questions

To see the core and harmonised questions being introduced to the Scottish Government's major population surveys and recommended for use in ad-hoc and local surveys go to Core and Harmonised Questions