West Sussex Modern (post-1974) County : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1841 5,740 Show data context 18,319 Show data context 21,321 Show data context
1881 14,904 Show data context 47,535 Show data context 38,593 Show data context
1931 20,988 Show data context 68,504 Show data context 30,688 Show data context
1971 15,635 Show data context 6,880 Show data context 5,754 Show data context 6,423 Show data context
1981 19,180 Show data context 7,035 Show data context 6,660 Show data context 4,054 Show data context
1991 19,424 Show data context 5,153 Show data context 7,239 Show data context 946 Show data context
2001 163,467 Show data context 101,763 Show data context 131,273 Show data context 36,391 Show data context
2011 340,681 Show data context 149,347 Show data context 169,350 Show data context 54,494 Show data context
2021 267,653 Show data context 184,569 Show data context 193,142 Show data context 81,626 Show data context
Date Source
1841 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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nCube definition


Numbers of persons of each sex who are economically active or inactive, as recorded by the Census of Population.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Sussex Modern (post-1974) County through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10076857/cube/NS_SEC_4WAY

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026