NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way)
| NS Socio-economic Classfication (15 way) | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employers in large establishments |
16
|
126
|
7
|
| Higher managerial & administrative occupations |
140
|
287
|
210
|
| Higher professional occupations |
158
|
859
|
406
|
| Lower professional & higher technical occupations |
389
|
551
|
690
|
| Lower managerial & administrative occupations |
230
|
200
|
252
|
| Higher supervisory occupations |
75
|
108
|
165
|
| Intermediate occupations |
319
|
515
|
616
|
| Employers in small organisations |
163
|
146
|
147
|
| Own account workers |
355
|
559
|
744
|
| Lower supervisory occupations |
198
|
173
|
148
|
| Lower technical occupations |
113
|
148
|
151
|
| Semi-routine occupations |
465
|
611
|
585
|
| Routine occupations |
460
|
450
|
577
|
| Never worked & long-term unemployed |
45
|
120
|
214
|
| Full-time students |
160
|
206
|
220
|
| 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 early censuses 1801-31 used this very simple classification of occupations. It is unclear which persons were instructed to be included, but in 1801 the total of the three occupational categories exactly matched the total population in most parishes. This may explain why from 1811 onwards the British census applied the classification to families rather than persons, although the Irish census continued to count persons.