Scottish Borders Council : NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

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Year Occupied Unoccupied
1841 43,862 Show data context
1881 64,852 Show data context
1931 55,169 Show data context
1971 4,740 Show data context 971 Show data context
1981 4,880 Show data context 704 Show data context
1991 4,550 Show data context 410 Show data context
2001 57,501 Show data context 5,758 Show data context
2011 93,644 Show data context 7,642 Show data context
2021 88,662 Show data context 10,064 Show data context
Date Source
1841 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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This classification of industry is that used by the 2021 Census, and forms the basic for our standardisation of historical information on industrial structure. The modern data are a classification of workers by their employers' business and count them by their place of work. However, before 1951 they are counted by place of residence, and before 1921 workers have to be classified by their individual occupations.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Scottish Borders Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026