Orrell 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 6 Show data context 236 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 231 Show data context 676 Show data context 438 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 354 Show data context 2,138 Show data context 867 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 934 Show data context 1,425 Show data context 1,713 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 368 Show data context 437 Show data context 466 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 217 Show data context 276 Show data context 296 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 805 Show data context 1,290 Show data context 1,348 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 207 Show data context 204 Show data context 190 Show data context
Own account workers 291 Show data context 542 Show data context 754 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 348 Show data context 323 Show data context 223 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 241 Show data context 347 Show data context 382 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 823 Show data context 1,097 Show data context 993 Show data context
Routine occupations 677 Show data context 904 Show data context 1,155 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 140 Show data context 228 Show data context 622 Show data context
Full-time students 401 Show data context 497 Show data context 545 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: 02nd June 2026