Kent Modern (post-1974) County : 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 3,174 Show data context 25,704 Show data context 1,509 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 28,569 Show data context 78,283 Show data context 56,186 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 43,355 Show data context 229,980 Show data context 105,712 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 94,663 Show data context 139,011 Show data context 171,834 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 58,054 Show data context 59,463 Show data context 61,903 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 31,120 Show data context 31,506 Show data context 35,031 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 92,090 Show data context 144,525 Show data context 157,633 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 25,179 Show data context 26,948 Show data context 28,528 Show data context
Own account workers 51,173 Show data context 87,786 Show data context 126,733 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 49,447 Show data context 43,052 Show data context 34,590 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 21,577 Show data context 32,527 Show data context 36,611 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 111,340 Show data context 149,505 Show data context 147,393 Show data context
Routine occupations 81,027 Show data context 109,342 Show data context 139,481 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 26,067 Show data context 46,025 Show data context 94,514 Show data context
Full-time students 56,776 Show data context 81,720 Show data context 79,077 Show data context
Date Source
2001 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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This Industrial Classifiction is used in the 2001 Census's Small Area Statistics.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kent Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10056949/cube/NS_SEC_15WAY

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026