Musselburgh 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 390 Show data context 362 Show data context 199 Show data context 38 Show data context
1981 440 Show data context 295 Show data context 195 Show data context 86 Show data context
1991 531 Show data context 203 Show data context 166 Show data context 8 Show data context
2001 3,621 Show data context 2,775 Show data context 4,319 Show data context 1,056 Show data context
2011 7,131 Show data context 3,412 Show data context 5,246 Show data context 2,612 Show data context
2021 6,018 Show data context 3,779 Show data context 5,456 Show data context 2,873 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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Total number of houses.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Musselburgh 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: 10th April 2026