Roby 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 24 Show data context 138 Show data context 6 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 235 Show data context 414 Show data context 320 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 270 Show data context 1,444 Show data context 667 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 735 Show data context 935 Show data context 1,342 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 333 Show data context 304 Show data context 341 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 263 Show data context 205 Show data context 244 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 846 Show data context 1,137 Show data context 1,265 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 158 Show data context 147 Show data context 175 Show data context
Own account workers 253 Show data context 423 Show data context 569 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 267 Show data context 225 Show data context 203 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 189 Show data context 267 Show data context 302 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 689 Show data context 865 Show data context 860 Show data context
Routine occupations 385 Show data context 526 Show data context 744 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 256 Show data context 288 Show data context 623 Show data context
Full-time students 498 Show data context 545 Show data context 388 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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Date accessed: 06th June 2026