Bentley 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 30 Show data context 151 Show data context 6 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 148 Show data context 330 Show data context 268 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 165 Show data context 1,733 Show data context 466 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 677 Show data context 967 Show data context 1,220 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 443 Show data context 494 Show data context 564 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 235 Show data context 272 Show data context 326 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 857 Show data context 1,497 Show data context 1,499 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 232 Show data context 197 Show data context 213 Show data context
Own account workers 420 Show data context 776 Show data context 1,014 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 754 Show data context 677 Show data context 521 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 383 Show data context 564 Show data context 649 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,917 Show data context 2,609 Show data context 2,272 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,801 Show data context 2,604 Show data context 3,180 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 599 Show data context 1,051 Show data context 1,661 Show data context
Full-time students 504 Show data context 766 Show data context 649 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, Bentley Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 03rd June 2026