Glen 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 33 Show data context 151 Show data context 8 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 144 Show data context 480 Show data context 345 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 243 Show data context 903 Show data context 742 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 417 Show data context 561 Show data context 768 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 264 Show data context 252 Show data context 240 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 109 Show data context 90 Show data context 118 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 328 Show data context 511 Show data context 593 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 149 Show data context 159 Show data context 193 Show data context
Own account workers 203 Show data context 324 Show data context 433 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 112 Show data context 110 Show data context 69 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 39 Show data context 54 Show data context 84 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 217 Show data context 290 Show data context 350 Show data context
Routine occupations 152 Show data context 166 Show data context 305 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 18 Show data context 62 Show data context 260 Show data context
Full-time students 158 Show data context 240 Show data context 304 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, Glen 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: 05th June 2026