Wick and East Caithness 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 209 Show data context 155 Show data context 174 Show data context 211 Show data context
1981 243 Show data context 168 Show data context 157 Show data context 114 Show data context
1991 243 Show data context 139 Show data context 143 Show data context 46 Show data context
2001 1,773 Show data context 1,738 Show data context 3,280 Show data context 862 Show data context
2011 4,054 Show data context 2,290 Show data context 4,307 Show data context 997 Show data context
2021 2,921 Show data context 2,432 Show data context 4,320 Show data context 1,125 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


Deaths under 12 months, grouped into non-additive categories. Total deaths under 12 months was reported at much earlier dates than the more specific groups.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wick and East Caithness 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: 04th June 2026