Surveys and Methodology

FAQ

Which classifications have been standardised to date?

Classifications and Standards (C&S) section in consultation with stakeholders have so far standardised the following classifications:

• CSO Standard Classification of Industrial Activity
• CSO Standard Country Classification
• CSO Standard Currency and Funds Classification
• CSO Standard Days of Month Classification
• CSO Standard Days of Week Classification
• CSO Standard Dwelling Type Classification
• CSO Standard Employment Status Classification
• CSO Standard Fields of Education Classification
• CSO Standard Levels of Education Classification
• CSO Standard Marital Status Classification
• CSO Standard Months Classification
• CSO Standard Principal Economic Status Classification
• CSO Standard Quarterly Time Periods Classification
• CSO Standard Sex Classification
• CSO Standard Weeks of the Year Classification
• CSO Standard Years Classification

Are concordances available on the RAMON website and are they downloadable?

Concordances (also known as correspondences) between most international classifications can be downloaded from Eurostat's RAMON classification web server.

What information do you have on the NUTS classification ?

Nuts is an acronym for the EU Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. This classification was legally established by EU regulation No 1059/2003 on 29 May 2003. In Ireland it is classified hierarchically as Level 1 - Ireland, Level 2 - Regions and Level 3 - Regional Authorities.

Below these levels the EU has defined two Local Administrative Units or LAU's. In Ireland LAU Level 1 (formerly NUTS Level 4) consists of 34 Administrative Counties and LAU Level 2 (formerly NUTS Level 5) of Electoral Divisions.

Further information on NUTS and LAU's may be obtained from RAMON the Eurostat classification web server, http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat/ramon/

Are Socio-economic Status Classifications used in the CSO ?

The following Socio-economic Status Classifications were used in Census 2006

• Socio-economic Group
• Social Class

More detailed information on these classifications is available by using the following link

Census 2006 Volume 8: Occupations (See appendix 2 - 7 Definitions)