Devon 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 22,785 Show data context 77,794 Show data context 57,272 Show data context
1881 42,093 Show data context 113,327 Show data context 68,418 Show data context
1931 43,243 Show data context 96,334 Show data context 51,777 Show data context
1971 11,180 Show data context 6,802 Show data context 6,364 Show data context 6,665 Show data context
1981 13,361 Show data context 6,544 Show data context 6,545 Show data context 5,160 Show data context
1991 14,281 Show data context 5,013 Show data context 7,374 Show data context 1,863 Show data context
2001 120,327 Show data context 97,472 Show data context 141,237 Show data context 43,184 Show data context
2011 287,040 Show data context 142,682 Show data context 173,279 Show data context 55,777 Show data context
2021 226,295 Show data context 177,943 Show data context 194,835 Show data context 84,253 Show data context
Date Source
1841 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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This simple four-way classification of ethnicity can be presented for four recent censuses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Devon Modern (post-1974) County 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: 04th June 2026