East Devon District : NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)

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NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) 2001 2011 2021
Employers in large establishments 241 Show data context 2,386 Show data context 212 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,743 Show data context 7,124 Show data context 5,694 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,300 Show data context 21,449 Show data context 11,237 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 8,125 Show data context 12,929 Show data context 18,208 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,507 Show data context 5,194 Show data context 6,345 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,586 Show data context 3,326 Show data context 4,099 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,368 Show data context 12,755 Show data context 15,712 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,556 Show data context 3,715 Show data context 4,064 Show data context
Own account workers 6,373 Show data context 9,997 Show data context 15,153 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 4,021 Show data context 3,788 Show data context 3,543 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,667 Show data context 2,694 Show data context 3,491 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 10,215 Show data context 13,554 Show data context 15,513 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,465 Show data context 8,430 Show data context 12,418 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,453 Show data context 2,194 Show data context 6,553 Show data context
Full-time students 4,658 Show data context 4,696 Show data context 5,044 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV031, NS-Sec (21 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (17 way))

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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories (plus numbers of male servants under 20, and female servants). These are the most detailed Census parish-level occupational data ever published. Information on the precise occupations of workers in retail trade and handicrafts was also published at county-level.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, East Devon District through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026