Kitty Brewster 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 6 Show data context 62 Show data context 0 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 62 Show data context 123 Show data context 144 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 45 Show data context 594 Show data context 319 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 177 Show data context 319 Show data context 638 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 124 Show data context 170 Show data context 254 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 61 Show data context 105 Show data context 170 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 232 Show data context 498 Show data context 728 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 52 Show data context 75 Show data context 104 Show data context
Own account workers 91 Show data context 174 Show data context 302 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 185 Show data context 206 Show data context 193 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 98 Show data context 142 Show data context 218 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 443 Show data context 766 Show data context 927 Show data context
Routine occupations 463 Show data context 730 Show data context 859 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 152 Show data context 312 Show data context 638 Show data context
Full-time students 125 Show data context 265 Show data context 281 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, Kitty Brewster 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