Galashiels and District 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 21 Show data context 188 Show data context 12 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 181 Show data context 531 Show data context 345 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 320 Show data context 2,174 Show data context 895 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,074 Show data context 1,403 Show data context 1,842 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 491 Show data context 470 Show data context 387 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 263 Show data context 301 Show data context 421 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 921 Show data context 1,300 Show data context 1,625 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 297 Show data context 270 Show data context 271 Show data context
Own account workers 361 Show data context 658 Show data context 868 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 488 Show data context 476 Show data context 413 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 285 Show data context 370 Show data context 475 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,462 Show data context 1,872 Show data context 1,702 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,243 Show data context 1,506 Show data context 1,854 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 331 Show data context 545 Show data context 887 Show data context
Full-time students 765 Show data context 1,079 Show data context 871 Show data context
Date Source
2001 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV31, NS-SeC (51 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 National Records of Scotland, Scotland's Census (Table UV607, NS-SeC, for "all people aged 16 and over")

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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, Galashiels and District 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: 07th June 2026