Ribble Valley 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 174 Show data context 1,418 Show data context 73 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,627 Show data context 3,818 Show data context 2,942 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,048 Show data context 10,493 Show data context 5,317 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,063 Show data context 6,762 Show data context 8,520 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 2,271 Show data context 2,446 Show data context 2,785 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 983 Show data context 1,285 Show data context 1,409 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 3,287 Show data context 5,106 Show data context 5,985 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,770 Show data context 1,787 Show data context 1,866 Show data context
Own account workers 2,477 Show data context 3,658 Show data context 5,017 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 1,824 Show data context 1,462 Show data context 1,245 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,015 Show data context 1,463 Show data context 1,691 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 3,864 Show data context 4,919 Show data context 4,781 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,895 Show data context 3,550 Show data context 4,639 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 644 Show data context 944 Show data context 2,640 Show data context
Full-time students 2,141 Show data context 2,667 Show data context 2,561 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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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, Ribble Valley 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: 04th June 2026