Warren 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 6 Show data context 50 Show data context 8 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 48 Show data context 193 Show data context 163 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 107 Show data context 647 Show data context 326 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 235 Show data context 375 Show data context 522 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 108 Show data context 158 Show data context 161 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 71 Show data context 114 Show data context 119 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 184 Show data context 401 Show data context 478 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 74 Show data context 111 Show data context 107 Show data context
Own account workers 113 Show data context 218 Show data context 290 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 99 Show data context 95 Show data context 86 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 60 Show data context 61 Show data context 67 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 261 Show data context 457 Show data context 419 Show data context
Routine occupations 229 Show data context 293 Show data context 304 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 90 Show data context 130 Show data context 243 Show data context
Full-time students 141 Show data context 174 Show data context 188 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, Warren Ward through time | Historical Statistics on Social Structure | NS Socio-economic Classification (15-way), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

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Date accessed: 07th June 2026