Keith and Cullen 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 22 Show data context 103 Show data context 5 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 69 Show data context 298 Show data context 205 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 159 Show data context 1,249 Show data context 459 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 578 Show data context 786 Show data context 1,057 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 232 Show data context 236 Show data context 214 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 101 Show data context 227 Show data context 262 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 481 Show data context 825 Show data context 844 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 314 Show data context 284 Show data context 275 Show data context
Own account workers 443 Show data context 682 Show data context 764 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 390 Show data context 471 Show data context 371 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 252 Show data context 339 Show data context 378 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,200 Show data context 1,500 Show data context 1,088 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,003 Show data context 1,273 Show data context 1,560 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 232 Show data context 225 Show data context 568 Show data context
Full-time students 284 Show data context 355 Show data context 253 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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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, Keith and Cullen 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