Renfrewshire Council : 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 231 Show data context 2,290 Show data context 67 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 3,187 Show data context 7,938 Show data context 4,559 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 5,041 Show data context 27,369 Show data context 12,809 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 14,106 Show data context 17,893 Show data context 24,846 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 6,279 Show data context 5,470 Show data context 5,118 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 3,660 Show data context 4,006 Show data context 4,909 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 14,080 Show data context 20,055 Show data context 21,171 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,098 Show data context 2,144 Show data context 2,234 Show data context
Own account workers 3,139 Show data context 5,126 Show data context 7,431 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 5,628 Show data context 5,371 Show data context 4,941 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,309 Show data context 5,770 Show data context 6,362 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 15,636 Show data context 20,459 Show data context 17,139 Show data context
Routine occupations 12,546 Show data context 16,818 Show data context 20,728 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 4,815 Show data context 6,916 Show data context 10,262 Show data context
Full-time students 8,070 Show data context 10,617 Show data context 11,544 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Renfrewshire Council 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: 03rd June 2026