South Hams 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 151 Show data context 1,996 Show data context 157 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,429 Show data context 5,394 Show data context 3,749 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,871 Show data context 15,041 Show data context 7,516 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 6,837 Show data context 9,643 Show data context 11,440 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,095 Show data context 3,399 Show data context 3,803 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,743 Show data context 1,999 Show data context 2,096 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 4,610 Show data context 6,835 Show data context 7,534 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,713 Show data context 2,616 Show data context 2,666 Show data context
Own account workers 4,919 Show data context 7,631 Show data context 10,773 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 2,717 Show data context 2,322 Show data context 1,755 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,075 Show data context 1,502 Show data context 1,897 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 6,322 Show data context 7,575 Show data context 7,551 Show data context
Routine occupations 3,746 Show data context 4,819 Show data context 6,622 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,075 Show data context 1,532 Show data context 4,093 Show data context
Full-time students 3,135 Show data context 3,354 Show data context 3,297 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, South Hams 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: 05th June 2026