Derived field specifications - Contents
Below is a list of derived fields created by HESA. They are provided to aid in understanding the onwards usage of data. They may be subject to updating during the collection year, until the collection closes.
Please refer to the Derived field specifications - History page for a full list of changes to the specifications, ordered by date.
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| Field name | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| XACTIV03 | 1.1.2 | Employment activity |
| XACTIVITY | 1.1.2 | Graduate Outcomes activity |
| XANXYESTGRP | 1.1.1 | Anxious yesterday grouping |
| XBUS2007SIC | 1.1.2 | Self-employment - Standard Industrial Classification 2007 |
| XBUS2007SIC1 | 1.1.2 | Self-employment - Standard Industrial Classification 2007 1 digit |
| XBUS2007SIC2 | 1.1.2 | Self-employment - Standard Industrial Classification 2007 2 digit |
| XBUS2010SOC | 1.1.1 | Self-employment - Standard Occupational Classification 2010 |
| XBUS2010SOC1 | 1.1.1 | Self-employment - Standard Occupational Classification 2010 major grouping |
| XBUS2010SOC3 | 1.1.1 | Self-employment - Standard Occupational Classification 2010 minor grouping |
| XBUSLOCGR | 1.1.3 | Location of Self-employment (region) |
| XBUSLOCN | 1.1.2 | Location of Self-employment (basic level) |
| XBUSLOCUC | 1.1.3 | Location of Self-employment (county/unitary authority level) |
| XCURRLOC | 1.1.1 | Location based on currency returned |
| XEMP2007SIC | 1.1.2 | Employment - Standard Industrial Classification 2007 |
| XEMP2007SIC1 | 1.1.2 | Employment - Standard Industrial Classification 2007 1 digit |
| XEMP2007SIC2 | 1.1.2 | Employment - Standard Industrial Classification 2007 2 digit |
| XEMP2010SOC | 1.1.1 | Employment - Standard Occupational Classification 2010 |
| XEMP2010SOC1 | 1.1.1 | Employment - Standard Occupational Classification 2010 major grouping |
| XEMP2010SOC3 | 1.1.1 | Employment - Standard Occupational Classification 2010 minor grouping |
| XEMPLOCGR | 1.1.3 | Location of employment (region) |
| XEMPLOCN | 1.1.2 | Location of employment (basic level) |
| XEMPLOCUC | 1.1.3 | Location of employment (county/unitary authority level) |
| XHAPYESTGRP | 1.1.1 | Happy yesterday grouping |
| XHOMELOCGR | 1.1.1 | Region of residence |
| XHOMELOCN | 1.1.1 | Location of residence (basic level) |
| XHOMELOCUC | 1.1.1 | Country of residence |
| XLIFEWORTHGRP | 1.1.1 | Life worthwhile grouping |
| XM2007SIC | 1.1.2 | Most Important - Standard Industrial Classification 2007 |
| XM2007SIC1 | 1.1.2 | Most Important - Standard Industrial Classification 2007 1 digit |
| XM2007SIC2 | 1.1.2 | Most Important - Standard Industrial Classification 2007 2 digit |
| XM2010SOC | 1.1.1 | Most Important - Standard Occupational Classification 2010 |
| XM2010SOC1 | 1.1.1 | Most Important - Standard Occupational Classification 2010 major grouping |
| XM2010SOC3 | 1.1.1 | Most Important - Standard Occupational Classification 2010 minor grouping |
| XMLOCGR | 1.1.1 | Overall - Location of graduate (region) |
| XMLOCN | 1.1.1 | Overall - Location of graduate (basic level) |
| XMLOCUC | 1.1.2 | Overall - Location of graduate (county/unitary authority level) |
| XSATLIFEGRP | 1.1.1 | Life satisfaction grouping |
| XSTULOCGR | 1.1.1 | Region of study |
| XSTULOCN | 1.1.1 | Location of study (basic level) |
| XSTULOCUC | 1.1.1 | Country of study |
| XWEIGHT01 | 1.1.1 | Graduate Outcomes Weighting |
| ZBUSAREA | 1.1.3 | Area of self-employment / own business |
| ZBUSCOUNTRY | 1.1.2 | Country of self-employment / own business |
| ZBUSPCODE | 1.1.2 | Postcode of self-employment / own business |
| ZBUSSICSOCKEY | 1.1.1 | Contains the key for the business employment activity to enable linking to the raw SIC / SOC derived data. |
| ZCURRENCY | 1.1.1 | Salary currency |
| ZEMPAREA | 1.1.3 | Area of employment |
| ZEMPCOUNTRY | 1.1.2 | Country of employment |
| ZEMPPCODE | 1.1.2 | Postcode of employment |
| ZEMPSICSOCKEY | 1.1.1 | Contains the key for the employment activity to enable linking to the raw SIC / SOC derived data. |
| ZHOMECOUNTRY | 1.1.2 | Home country |
| ZMSICSOCKEY | 1.1.1 | Contains the key for the most important employment activity to enable linking to the raw SIC / SOC derived data. |
| ZNOEMPBAND | 1.1.1 | Number of employees banding |
| ZRESPSTATUS | 1.1.2 | Response status |
| ZSTUCOUNTRY | 1.1.2 | Country of Provider of further study |
| ZSTUPROV | 1.1.1 | UKPRN of Provider of further study |
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