Harrold 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 9 Show data context 101 Show data context 7 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 149 Show data context 400 Show data context 223 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 192 Show data context 785 Show data context 422 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 320 Show data context 494 Show data context 551 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 213 Show data context 211 Show data context 239 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 78 Show data context 80 Show data context 90 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 228 Show data context 372 Show data context 395 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 92 Show data context 100 Show data context 86 Show data context
Own account workers 159 Show data context 256 Show data context 364 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 89 Show data context 69 Show data context 72 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 67 Show data context 80 Show data context 87 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 227 Show data context 255 Show data context 287 Show data context
Routine occupations 181 Show data context 198 Show data context 265 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 70 Show data context 80 Show data context 177 Show data context
Full-time students 159 Show data context 218 Show data context 183 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, Harrold 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: 01st August 2026