Falkirk Council : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1841 1,213 Show data context 4,836 Show data context 4,668 Show data context
1881 1,812 Show data context 6,353 Show data context 5,815 Show data context
1931 5,183 Show data context 28,323 Show data context 16,188 Show data context
1971 2,321 Show data context 2,403 Show data context 2,010 Show data context 488 Show data context
1981 2,875 Show data context 2,472 Show data context 2,053 Show data context 521 Show data context
1991 3,035 Show data context 1,662 Show data context 1,757 Show data context 108 Show data context
2001 24,254 Show data context 16,023 Show data context 36,684 Show data context 9,057 Show data context
2011 54,768 Show data context 24,119 Show data context 48,519 Show data context 12,348 Show data context
2021 40,922 Show data context 26,713 Show data context 47,886 Show data context 16,213 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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Deaths under 12 months, grouped into non-additive categories. Total deaths under 12 months was reported at much earlier dates than the more specific groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Falkirk Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 04th June 2026