Folkestone and Hythe 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 190 Show data context 1,733 Show data context 116 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,405 Show data context 4,394 Show data context 3,332 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,288 Show data context 16,356 Show data context 6,185 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 6,484 Show data context 9,749 Show data context 12,124 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,627 Show data context 4,120 Show data context 4,299 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,218 Show data context 2,487 Show data context 2,750 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,776 Show data context 10,757 Show data context 11,580 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,902 Show data context 2,162 Show data context 2,157 Show data context
Own account workers 3,710 Show data context 6,608 Show data context 9,156 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,958 Show data context 3,596 Show data context 2,821 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,462 Show data context 2,495 Show data context 2,796 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,243 Show data context 12,243 Show data context 12,187 Show data context
Routine occupations 5,949 Show data context 8,397 Show data context 9,713 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,366 Show data context 4,197 Show data context 8,203 Show data context
Full-time students 3,186 Show data context 5,000 Show data context 4,175 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, Folkestone and Hythe 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