Nith 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 12 Show data context 156 Show data context 0 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 201 Show data context 607 Show data context 280 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 368 Show data context 2,488 Show data context 741 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,301 Show data context 1,713 Show data context 1,818 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 459 Show data context 407 Show data context 368 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 332 Show data context 368 Show data context 352 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,095 Show data context 1,484 Show data context 1,558 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 278 Show data context 274 Show data context 233 Show data context
Own account workers 318 Show data context 461 Show data context 603 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 511 Show data context 458 Show data context 377 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 363 Show data context 434 Show data context 473 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,391 Show data context 1,753 Show data context 1,372 Show data context
Routine occupations 944 Show data context 1,255 Show data context 1,622 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 337 Show data context 408 Show data context 790 Show data context
Full-time students 513 Show data context 638 Show data context 632 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, Nith 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