Lancashire Modern (post-1974) County : 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 2,340 Show data context 19,284 Show data context 853 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 22,485 Show data context 58,867 Show data context 35,931 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 33,909 Show data context 174,053 Show data context 75,214 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 80,123 Show data context 109,262 Show data context 132,795 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 39,014 Show data context 39,808 Show data context 41,519 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 20,980 Show data context 24,983 Show data context 26,446 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 74,853 Show data context 111,327 Show data context 119,665 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 23,180 Show data context 23,480 Show data context 23,256 Show data context
Own account workers 36,753 Show data context 60,051 Show data context 81,221 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 40,389 Show data context 33,670 Show data context 26,129 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 22,397 Show data context 30,427 Show data context 32,127 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 97,556 Show data context 127,535 Show data context 121,932 Show data context
Routine occupations 81,010 Show data context 102,392 Show data context 130,218 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 26,403 Show data context 41,914 Show data context 86,935 Show data context
Full-time students 57,784 Show data context 76,130 Show data context 78,643 Show data context
Date Source
2001 - 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, Lancashire Modern (post-1974) County 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: 04th June 2026