Implementation of SIC 2007 for the Vacancy Survey
SUMMARYThe article reports on the work to publish the Vacancy Survey on Standard Industrial Classification 2007 (SIC 2007). The main developments are:
changes to the survey design have led to changes in both the industrial groupings and employment size bands used for samplingcreation of historical series on a consistent basis with the latest dataseasonal adjustment of the new serieschanges made to published outputs, including the impact of the revisions.
Implementation of Standard Industrial Classification 2007: December 2009 update
AbstractONS initially publicised its plans for the implementation of SIC 2007 in Hughes (2008), and this was followed up with an article covering a wider Government Statistical Service angle (Brook and Hughes 2009). This article describes the methodological aspects of the move to SIC 2007; lays out the implications for
National Accounts; and gives an update on the timetable for implementation across the Labour Market Statistics outputs, some of the details of which have changed since the previous publication.
Exposure to violence in incarcerated youth from the city of São Paulo.
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to determine the extent of exposure to community violence among delinquent Brazilian youth in the 12-month period prior to their incarceration and to identify factors associated with this exposure.


METHOD
With an oversampling of girls, a cross-section of youth under 18 years of age from juvenile detention units in the city of São Paulo, Brazil completed a structured interview. Key items related to exposure to violence (witnessed and experienced) were drawn from the Social and Health Assessment questionnaire to cover the 12-month period prior to incarceration.


RESULTS
Participants (n = 325, 89% boys) reported high rates of exposure to violence with largely similar levels for boys and girls. Being threatened with physical harm, being beaten or mugged and/or shot at were the most common forms of violence experienced. After controlling for demographic and family variables, the fact of having peers involved in risk behavior, easy access to guns and previous involvement with the justice system were associated with witnessed violence; whereas having slept on the street was the only variable associated with experienced violence.


CONCLUSION
This group of youth was exposed to high levels of violence and other adverse experiences. Future research should examine the effectiveness of strategies aimed at reducing the exposure to violence of high-risk youth.