Table 2 Participant occupations and associated NS-SEC class prior to and following the LGG diagnosis.

From: The deleterious effect of WHO grade II diffuse glioma on socioeconomic status as evaluated through occupation

Occupation prior to glioma diagnosis

Occupation following glioma diagnosis

Airline pilot (NS-SEC Class 1)

Handyman and car ferrier (NS-SEC Class 3)

Creative director (NS-SEC Class 1)

Creative director (NS-SEC Class 1)

Personal assistant (NS-SEC Class 2)

Executive assistant and office coordinator (NS-SEC Class 2)

Project manager (NS-SEC Class 1)

Project manager (NS-SEC Class 1)

Solicitor (NS-SEC Class 1)

Medical ethics and law work (part-time) (NS-SEC Class 1)

Machine setter (NS-SEC Class 3)

Machine setter (now part-time) (NS-SEC Class 3)

Civil servant (NS-SEC Class 2)

Civil servant (NS-SEC Class 2)

Accountant/lecturer (NS-SEC Class 1)

Unemployed (−)

Finance manager (NS-SEC Class 1)

Finance administrator (NS-SEC Class 2)

Internal communications officer (NS-SEC Class 3)

Unemployed (−)

Team leader (NS-SEC Class 3)

Warehouse operative (NS-SEC Class 3)

Public health information analyst (NS-SEC Class 1)

Public health information analyst (NS-SEC Class 1)

IT consultant (NS-SEC Class 1)

IT consultant (NS-SEC Class 1)

Sports massage therapist (NS-SEC Class 1)

Unemployed (−)

Company director/Engineering consultant (NS-SEC Class 1)

Company director/Engineering consultant (NS-SEC Class 1)

Project analyst (NS-SEC Class 1)

Project analyst (NS-SEC Class 1)

Careers advisor (NS-SEC Class 1)

Trainee education mental health practitioner (NS-SEC Class 2)

Teacher (NS-SEC Class 1)

Teacher (NS-SEC Class 1)

Diplomat (NS-SEC Class 2)

Unemployed (−)

Planning manager (NS-SEC Class 1)

Planning manager (NS-SEC Class 1)

Computer IT helpdesk analyst (NS-SEC Class 1)

Permitting officer—highways (NS-SEC Class 2)

  1. NS-SEC classes are shown in parentheses.
  2. NS-SEC, National Statistics Socio-economic Classification.