North 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 181 Show data context 1,320 Show data context 103 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,068 Show data context 3,589 Show data context 2,793 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 1,824 Show data context 13,933 Show data context 5,062 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,608 Show data context 8,121 Show data context 10,227 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,904 Show data context 3,473 Show data context 3,595 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,709 Show data context 2,339 Show data context 2,444 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 4,336 Show data context 7,526 Show data context 8,854 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,794 Show data context 2,632 Show data context 2,760 Show data context
Own account workers 5,240 Show data context 8,208 Show data context 10,931 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,598 Show data context 3,132 Show data context 2,481 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,546 Show data context 2,326 Show data context 2,770 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,591 Show data context 11,080 Show data context 11,494 Show data context
Routine occupations 6,424 Show data context 8,142 Show data context 10,068 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,493 Show data context 1,998 Show data context 5,073 Show data context
Full-time students 2,512 Show data context 3,621 Show data context 3,507 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. Here we group those nine into four to identify the main sectors: "Agriculture" combines large- and small-scale farmers with agricultural labourers. "Manufacturing" focuses on new factory-based industries. "Retail and handicrafts" covers those in small businesses who sold products they made themselves. "Other" covers "capitalists" and professionals, labourers outside agriculture, servants ...


and "others".


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

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Date accessed: 05th June 2026