South Yorkshire Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) : NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals

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Year Occupied Unoccupied
1841 102,031 Show data context
1881 291,996 Show data context
1931 523,463 Show data context
1971 64,292 Show data context 7,035 Show data context
1981 65,981 Show data context 5,110 Show data context
1991 53,540 Show data context 898 Show data context
2001 615,142 Show data context 110,022 Show data context
2011 995,422 Show data context 167,261 Show data context
2021 914,484 Show data context 208,050 Show data context
Date Source
1841 - 2021 Great Britain Historical GIS Project

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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 Yorkshire Modern (post-1974) County (Met.C) through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification: Totals, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th June 2026