Plymouth 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 17 Show data context 155 Show data context 15 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 123 Show data context 677 Show data context 327 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 355 Show data context 1,160 Show data context 819 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 490 Show data context 770 Show data context 868 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 203 Show data context 256 Show data context 223 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 89 Show data context 134 Show data context 125 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 294 Show data context 495 Show data context 546 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 92 Show data context 143 Show data context 159 Show data context
Own account workers 98 Show data context 204 Show data context 315 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 98 Show data context 80 Show data context 71 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 31 Show data context 56 Show data context 54 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 220 Show data context 348 Show data context 342 Show data context
Routine occupations 98 Show data context 137 Show data context 218 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 67 Show data context 142 Show data context 308 Show data context
Full-time students 209 Show data context 271 Show data context 258 Show data context
Date Source
2001 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table UV031, NS-Sec (21 way))
2011 Office for National Statistics, NOMIS - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics (Table QS607UK - NS-SeC)
2021 Office for National Statistics, ONS "Create a Custom Dataset" (National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (17 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, Plymouth 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