Town Ward : NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way)

Data cube chart.

Year Higher managerial, administrative & professional occupations Intermediate occupations Routine & manual occupations Never worked & long-term unemployed
1971 147 Show data context 52 Show data context 34 Show data context 35 Show data context
1981 148 Show data context 43 Show data context 45 Show data context 13 Show data context
1991 162 Show data context 34 Show data context 20 Show data context 3 Show data context
2001 1,396 Show data context 654 Show data context 523 Show data context 334 Show data context
2011 3,214 Show data context 922 Show data context 949 Show data context 921 Show data context
2021 2,580 Show data context 1,301 Show data context 1,203 Show data context 1,135 Show data context
Date Source
1971 UK Data Service, Census 1971 data (Table SAS23: "SEG and economic position (10% Sample): Economically Active residents")
1981 UK Data Service, Census 1981 data (SAS50: "Socio-Economic group and economic positions (10% Sample): Economically active residents")
1991 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table S92 "SEG and economic position (10% sample): Economically active residents)
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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Numbers of the two sexes tend to be balanced. Military bases led to higher proportions of men, while large numbers of domestic servants created concentrations of women.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Town Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 31st May 2026