Chorley 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 215 Show data context 2,202 Show data context 68 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 2,703 Show data context 6,497 Show data context 4,380 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 3,475 Show data context 18,290 Show data context 8,756 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 8,042 Show data context 11,383 Show data context 14,301 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 4,393 Show data context 4,419 Show data context 4,793 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 2,040 Show data context 2,488 Show data context 2,653 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 7,110 Show data context 10,945 Show data context 11,978 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 2,145 Show data context 2,252 Show data context 2,220 Show data context
Own account workers 3,296 Show data context 5,473 Show data context 7,749 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 3,865 Show data context 3,172 Show data context 2,529 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 2,060 Show data context 2,881 Show data context 3,072 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 8,534 Show data context 11,212 Show data context 11,033 Show data context
Routine occupations 7,734 Show data context 9,446 Show data context 11,720 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,849 Show data context 3,069 Show data context 6,561 Show data context
Full-time students 3,793 Show data context 4,512 Show data context 4,605 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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Deaths under 12 months, grouped into non-additive categories. Total deaths under 12 months was reported at much earlier dates than the more specific groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Chorley 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: 05th June 2026