Nelson 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 48 Show data context 105 Show data context 2 Show data context
Higher managerial & administrative occupations 205 Show data context 417 Show data context 207 Show data context
Higher professional occupations 277 Show data context 1,696 Show data context 547 Show data context
Lower professional & higher technical occupations 815 Show data context 961 Show data context 1,127 Show data context
Lower managerial & administrative occupations 470 Show data context 410 Show data context 466 Show data context
Higher supervisory occupations 432 Show data context 325 Show data context 333 Show data context
Intermediate occupations 1,084 Show data context 1,386 Show data context 1,300 Show data context
Employers in small organisations 194 Show data context 195 Show data context 211 Show data context
Own account workers 489 Show data context 736 Show data context 1,122 Show data context
Lower supervisory occupations 761 Show data context 536 Show data context 410 Show data context
Lower technical occupations 327 Show data context 354 Show data context 396 Show data context
Semi-routine occupations 1,610 Show data context 1,822 Show data context 1,822 Show data context
Routine occupations 1,397 Show data context 1,790 Show data context 2,111 Show data context
Never worked & long-term unemployed 343 Show data context 588 Show data context 1,211 Show data context
Full-time students 541 Show data context 778 Show data context 685 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, Nelson 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: 08th June 2026