Central 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 12 Show data context 23 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 27 Show data context 169 Show data context 65 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 74 Show data context 500 Show data context 242 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 232 Show data context 314 Show data context 402 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 122 Show data context 128 Show data context 134 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 38 Show data context 58 Show data context 66 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 302 Show data context 413 Show data context 507 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 116 Show data context 134 Show data context 147 Show data context
Own account workers 195 Show data context 365 Show data context 448 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 225 Show data context 205 Show data context 159 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 111 Show data context 156 Show data context 193 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 646 Show data context 977 Show data context 805 Show data context
Routine occupations 699 Show data context 964 Show data context 1,179 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 1,131 Show data context 1,539 Show data context 2,049 Show data context
Full-time students 1,617 Show data context 3,028 Show data context 3,042 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, Central 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: 07th June 2026