Staffordshire Moorlands 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 195 Show data context 1,853 Show data context 75 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,057 Show data context 4,561 Show data context 3,220 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,325 Show data context 14,910 Show data context 5,683 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 6,823 Show data context 9,407 Show data context 10,590 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,335 Show data context 3,426 Show data context 3,570 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,783 Show data context 2,077 Show data context 2,148 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 5,698 Show data context 9,128 Show data context 9,337 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,508 Show data context 2,408 Show data context 2,251 Show data context
Own account workers 4,365 Show data context 6,541 Show data context 8,432 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,736 Show data context 3,121 Show data context 2,398 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,296 Show data context 2,854 Show data context 3,226 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,655 Show data context 10,864 Show data context 9,815 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,661 Show data context 9,562 Show data context 11,191 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,295 Show data context 2,169 Show data context 5,195 Show data context
Full-time students 3,421 Show data context 4,114 Show data context 3,716 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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Number of persons leaving school with or without basic qualifications. How this was calculated varies between censuses: In 1951 it reflects whether they stayed at school to age 15. In 2001-21 whether or not they left school with qualifications.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Staffordshire Moorlands 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