Arbroath West Letham and Friockheim 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 253 Show data context 206 Show data context 149 Show data context 162 Show data context
1981 298 Show data context 218 Show data context 193 Show data context 133 Show data context
1991 342 Show data context 181 Show data context 150 Show data context 66 Show data context
2001 2,990 Show data context 2,324 Show data context 4,098 Show data context 1,101 Show data context
2011 6,928 Show data context 3,032 Show data context 5,121 Show data context 1,333 Show data context
2021 4,789 Show data context 3,263 Show data context 5,180 Show data context 1,688 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 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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nCube definition


Houses categorised by occupancy.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Arbroath West Letham and Friockheim Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (4-way), A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 07th June 2026