Essex 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 3,185 Show data context 26,512 Show data context 1,270 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 32,098 Show data context 79,466 Show data context 57,106 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 47,554 Show data context 223,083 Show data context 106,315 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 95,221 Show data context 130,686 Show data context 160,371 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 64,414 Show data context 60,595 Show data context 62,601 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 33,480 Show data context 31,802 Show data context 34,854 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 104,982 Show data context 156,036 Show data context 161,840 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 26,176 Show data context 25,727 Show data context 27,476 Show data context
Own account workers 53,641 Show data context 87,150 Show data context 123,633 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 45,427 Show data context 38,209 Show data context 30,553 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 20,800 Show data context 30,686 Show data context 34,749 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 106,409 Show data context 141,589 Show data context 142,990 Show data context
Routine occupations 72,773 Show data context 97,936 Show data context 128,011 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 20,284 Show data context 38,738 Show data context 85,065 Show data context
Full-time students 47,739 Show data context 66,479 Show data context 67,241 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, Essex 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