the North West Government Region : 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 12,873 Show data context 106,646 Show data context 4,448 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 125,565 Show data context 354,513 Show data context 202,884 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 201,865 Show data context 1,007,834 Show data context 470,936 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 459,569 Show data context 638,893 Show data context 769,921 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 229,136 Show data context 232,831 Show data context 238,702 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 123,567 Show data context 136,110 Show data context 146,895 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 448,286 Show data context 678,759 Show data context 719,233 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 114,621 Show data context 120,017 Show data context 119,575 Show data context
Own account workers 190,468 Show data context 322,924 Show data context 447,157 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 233,160 Show data context 203,757 Show data context 152,564 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 128,847 Show data context 177,675 Show data context 184,211 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 588,966 Show data context 785,174 Show data context 714,457 Show data context
Routine occupations 475,214 Show data context 640,250 Show data context 795,512 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 206,862 Show data context 320,712 Show data context 593,637 Show data context
Full-time students 337,159 Show data context 465,955 Show data context 465,288 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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These data are summarised from the report of the 1851 Census of Religion, and list the number of 'attendances' at each church on the census Sunday. If a person went to more than one service, each of these visits was counted separately.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, the North West Government Region 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: 03rd June 2026