Annick 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 43 Show data context 227 Show data context 25 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 274 Show data context 863 Show data context 485 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 468 Show data context 2,528 Show data context 1,311 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 1,119 Show data context 1,638 Show data context 2,288 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 472 Show data context 518 Show data context 468 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 272 Show data context 372 Show data context 401 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 893 Show data context 1,452 Show data context 1,470 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 338 Show data context 347 Show data context 375 Show data context
Own account workers 520 Show data context 790 Show data context 970 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 407 Show data context 373 Show data context 342 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 304 Show data context 440 Show data context 444 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,083 Show data context 1,420 Show data context 1,155 Show data context
Routine occupations 949 Show data context 1,157 Show data context 1,380 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 324 Show data context 402 Show data context 642 Show data context
Full-time students 645 Show data context 789 Show data context 764 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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This data matrix presents simplified version of the 1881 occupational data, using the 24 'Orders' used in the published reports for 1881, plus an 'Unknown' category. Many of these categories combine 'Workers and Dealers' in different commodities, so it is impossible to distinguish workers in manufacturing and services.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Annick 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