Stevenage 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 141 Show data context 1,206 Show data context 44 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,775 Show data context 4,591 Show data context 2,300 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,050 Show data context 12,801 Show data context 5,990 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 5,873 Show data context 7,956 Show data context 9,908 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 3,634 Show data context 3,123 Show data context 3,280 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 1,829 Show data context 1,722 Show data context 1,892 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,637 Show data context 9,167 Show data context 9,748 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 1,051 Show data context 986 Show data context 1,042 Show data context
Own account workers 2,648 Show data context 4,374 Show data context 6,121 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,111 Show data context 2,734 Show data context 2,035 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 1,432 Show data context 1,999 Show data context 2,262 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 7,293 Show data context 9,334 Show data context 9,070 Show data context
Routine occupations 5,397 Show data context 6,716 Show data context 8,737 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,323 Show data context 2,736 Show data context 4,867 Show data context
Full-time students 3,066 Show data context 4,344 Show data context 3,922 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, Stevenage 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: 08th June 2026