Renfrewshire Council : 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 1,776 Show data context 10,664 Show data context 13,778 Show data context
1881 4,851 Show data context 20,784 Show data context 14,381 Show data context
1931 8,129 Show data context 36,301 Show data context 25,685 Show data context
1971 3,575 Show data context 2,864 Show data context 2,448 Show data context 980 Show data context
1981 4,303 Show data context 2,905 Show data context 2,422 Show data context 735 Show data context
1991 4,306 Show data context 1,785 Show data context 1,696 Show data context 117 Show data context
2001 32,504 Show data context 19,317 Show data context 38,119 Show data context 12,885 Show data context
2011 64,966 Show data context 27,325 Show data context 48,418 Show data context 17,533 Show data context
2021 52,308 Show data context 30,836 Show data context 49,170 Show data context 21,806 Show data context
Date Source
1841 [ERROR: authority is ''SRC'' but auth_note value of does not appear in SRC_TAB]
1881 1881 Census of Scotland, Ages, Table [32] , 'Occupations of Males and Females at different Ages in each of the Counties of Scotland'
1931 1931 Census of Scotland, Occupations, Table 16 , 'Industries of Males and Females in Cities, Counties, and Large Burghs'
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
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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nCube definition


Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Renfrewshire Council through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 02nd June 2026