Harmonised standards of less direct relevance

The Office of National Statistics (ONS)

Harmonisation of Business Statistics

ONS have started a programme to harmonise collection of business statistics, but is at a much less advanced stage than the harmonisation programme for social statistics: www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/harmonisation/about-harmonisation/economic-and-business-harmonisation/index.html

The United Nations

ISIC: A standard classification of economic activities (see also ONS SIC)

CPC: classification of goods and services

COFOG: Classification of government expenditure

COPNI: Classification of expenditure of NPISH

COPP: Classification of expenditure of private sector commerce.

SITC: For classifying international trade.

unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/default.asp

Eurostat

Eurostat publishes a range of classifications. Some of these are not relevant to social research (eg the CORINE land cover classification). Where there is a choice, a UK (ONS or MRS) standard classification would normally be preferred to a Eurostat classification, since results will tie in to ONS published data or other research within the UK.

Eurostat metadata servers: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_PUB_WELC

Eurostat list of classifications: ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_NOM&StrGroupCode=CLASSIFIC&StrLanguageCode=EN

WHO (World Health Organisation)

ICD Classification of diseases: www.who.int/classifications/icd/en/

ICF Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/

ICHI Classification of Health Interventions: www.who.int/classifications/ichi/en/

There are also derived classifications based on the classifications listed above.

Primary set of harmonised standards

Harmonisation introduction