Shaw 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 15 Show data context 251 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 543 Show data context 862 Show data context 409 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 774 Show data context 2,099 Show data context 1,029 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,145 Show data context 1,281 Show data context 1,315 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 625 Show data context 508 Show data context 433 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 352 Show data context 310 Show data context 263 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,201 Show data context 1,429 Show data context 1,310 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 119 Show data context 110 Show data context 126 Show data context
Own account workers 289 Show data context 447 Show data context 674 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 460 Show data context 319 Show data context 216 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 200 Show data context 310 Show data context 286 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 936 Show data context 1,155 Show data context 972 Show data context
Routine occupations 618 Show data context 718 Show data context 942 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 142 Show data context 240 Show data context 445 Show data context
Full-time students 397 Show data context 598 Show data context 432 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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The National Statistics Socio-economic Classfication has been used by the census since 2001 "to measure the employment relations and conditions of occupations", replacing the earlier system of Socio-Economic Groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shaw 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: 03rd June 2026