Sunderland 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 461 Show data context 3,174 Show data context 74 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,338 Show data context 8,448 Show data context 5,699 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 4,688 Show data context 34,061 Show data context 11,540 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 15,940 Show data context 21,132 Show data context 25,084 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 7,382 Show data context 7,446 Show data context 7,602 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 4,462 Show data context 5,483 Show data context 5,509 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 20,036 Show data context 29,265 Show data context 29,189 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 3,441 Show data context 3,849 Show data context 3,486 Show data context
Own account workers 4,959 Show data context 9,142 Show data context 12,319 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 9,817 Show data context 8,527 Show data context 6,304 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 5,977 Show data context 8,109 Show data context 8,432 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 27,278 Show data context 35,620 Show data context 32,732 Show data context
Routine occupations 25,151 Show data context 33,447 Show data context 34,166 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 10,833 Show data context 14,571 Show data context 29,315 Show data context
Full-time students 14,364 Show data context 17,339 Show data context 14,612 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 National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Sunderland 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: 06th June 2026