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Table 1 Example for transformation of participants’ information into KldB codes

From: Education and employment status of adults with autism spectrum disorders in Germany – a cross-sectional-survey

Description of occupation within the survey

 survey Item

professional activity

subject area

economic sector

 example

physician

psychiatry

health care system

Transformation in 5-digit documentation code of the KldB [21, 22]

 structure

occupational area

occupational group

occupational skill level

major

sub-major

minor

  5-digit code

8

1

4

6

4

  explanation

health and social sector

medical health

human and dental medicine

psychiatric consultant

highly complex occupational activities