Thanet 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 347 Show data context 1,588 Show data context 129 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 1,418 Show data context 4,629 Show data context 3,505 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 2,512 Show data context 18,058 Show data context 6,304 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 7,587 Show data context 11,067 Show data context 14,786 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,186 Show data context 4,497 Show data context 5,028 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,252 Show data context 2,494 Show data context 3,071 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 6,531 Show data context 11,661 Show data context 13,551 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,518 Show data context 2,675 Show data context 2,849 Show data context
Own account workers 4,444 Show data context 8,418 Show data context 12,422 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 4,707 Show data context 4,054 Show data context 3,343 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,003 Show data context 3,051 Show data context 3,288 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 11,751 Show data context 16,102 Show data context 16,602 Show data context
Routine occupations 8,029 Show data context 11,309 Show data context 13,727 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 3,839 Show data context 6,279 Show data context 11,162 Show data context
Full-time students 4,909 Show data context 6,628 Show data context 5,663 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, Thanet 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: 04th June 2026