Dale Ward : 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 51 Show data context 546 Show data context 15 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 553 Show data context 1,488 Show data context 890 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 676 Show data context 3,566 Show data context 1,619 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,440 Show data context 2,227 Show data context 2,524 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 785 Show data context 882 Show data context 801 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 397 Show data context 457 Show data context 465 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,163 Show data context 1,870 Show data context 1,935 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 356 Show data context 428 Show data context 411 Show data context
Own account workers 478 Show data context 786 Show data context 1,110 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 404 Show data context 483 Show data context 334 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 313 Show data context 496 Show data context 411 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,010 Show data context 1,390 Show data context 1,265 Show data context
Routine occupations 762 Show data context 1,054 Show data context 1,136 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 240 Show data context 387 Show data context 652 Show data context
Full-time students 519 Show data context 783 Show data context 758 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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Ability to read and write for males and females aged five and up. This was tabulated by the Irish census in 1851.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dale Ward 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: 06th June 2026