Whitburn and Blackburn 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 26 Show data context 197 Show data context 7 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 219 Show data context 483 Show data context 414 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 288 Show data context 2,241 Show data context 977 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 947 Show data context 1,323 Show data context 1,945 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 555 Show data context 555 Show data context 562 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 372 Show data context 363 Show data context 486 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,314 Show data context 2,042 Show data context 2,224 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 264 Show data context 265 Show data context 284 Show data context
Own account workers 340 Show data context 611 Show data context 930 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 821 Show data context 740 Show data context 631 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 509 Show data context 680 Show data context 835 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 2,363 Show data context 2,891 Show data context 2,136 Show data context
Routine occupations 2,466 Show data context 3,061 Show data context 3,560 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 513 Show data context 835 Show data context 1,423 Show data context
Full-time students 517 Show data context 831 Show data context 958 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, Whitburn and Blackburn 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: 06th June 2026