Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority (UA) : 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 441 Show data context 5,802 Show data context 196 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 8,030 Show data context 16,637 Show data context 12,371 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 9,384 Show data context 44,585 Show data context 23,349 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 18,791 Show data context 26,158 Show data context 34,216 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 13,237 Show data context 11,969 Show data context 13,290 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 5,887 Show data context 6,458 Show data context 7,195 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 18,220 Show data context 27,630 Show data context 31,595 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 4,532 Show data context 4,521 Show data context 4,822 Show data context
Own account workers 9,233 Show data context 15,148 Show data context 23,026 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 8,888 Show data context 7,058 Show data context 6,073 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 4,445 Show data context 6,331 Show data context 7,312 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 18,502 Show data context 22,716 Show data context 23,797 Show data context
Routine occupations 14,077 Show data context 17,860 Show data context 24,578 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 2,592 Show data context 5,694 Show data context 12,625 Show data context
Full-time students 8,577 Show data context 12,676 Show data context 12,275 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, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority (UA) 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