Holton and Martin's report of their replication study of Erik Wright's study of class is flawed by a misuse of statistical data. They are unaware that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has altered the classification of occupations to a form which now suits social researchers better. This note contains a brief summary of the new classification schema and refers to the relevant ABS publications.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASCO (First Edition) Statistical Classification, (ABS Cat. No. 1222.0).
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ASCO Coding System: Unit Group Level ;
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Classification and Classified List of Occupations, Revised Nov. 1980 (ABS Cat. No. 1206.0).
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Department of Employment and Industrial Relations and Australian Bureau of Statistics (1987), Australian Standard Classification of Occupations Dictionary, Canberra , Australian Government Publishing Service.
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