Claudy 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 7 Show data context 28 Show data context 1 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 25 Show data context 106 Show data context 78 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 60 Show data context 434 Show data context 197 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 247 Show data context 300 Show data context 401 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 80 Show data context 89 Show data context 98 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 50 Show data context 45 Show data context 75 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 157 Show data context 269 Show data context 311 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 105 Show data context 106 Show data context 109 Show data context
Own account workers 166 Show data context 248 Show data context 365 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 91 Show data context 88 Show data context 66 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 72 Show data context 90 Show data context 101 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 239 Show data context 335 Show data context 330 Show data context
Routine occupations 395 Show data context 329 Show data context 352 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 146 Show data context 221 Show data context 354 Show data context
Full-time students 149 Show data context 242 Show data context 277 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification (49 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Flexible Table Builder: "National Statistics Socio-economic Classification" (15 way))

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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, Claudy 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